Countries
Afganistan
India, Manipur
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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Interesting Facts
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Khurumjari
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
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Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
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Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Nongale haugatl
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Chanbiduna
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Saobiganu
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Chatcharage
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
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Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Loi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Burma, Laos
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Pangal
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Speaking Population
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
pachto
Meithei
German Name
Paschtu
Meithei
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Meithei people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Meithei
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
ps
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
mani1292
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
omp
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Pashto and Meithei Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Pashto and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Meithei language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Meithei Difficulty
The Pashto vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Meithei Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Pashto and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.
