Countries
Afganistan
China, Mongolia
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
China, Mongolia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
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.
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Turkish Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Mongolian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Хэрэв (Kherev)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Баяртай (Bayartai)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Khalkha Mongolian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Mongolia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Ordos Mongolian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Mongolia
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Khorchin Mongolian
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Mongolia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
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French Name
pachto
mongol
German Name
Paschtu
Mongolisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
Ethnicity
Pashtun
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Mongolic family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Mongolian
Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Mongolian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
pash1269
mong1331
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
part of 44-BAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Pashto and Mongolian 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 Mongolian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Mongolian language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Mongolian word for "Thank You" is та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa). Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Mongolian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Mongolian Difficulty
The Pashto vs Mongolian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Mongolian 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 Mongolian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Mongolian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Mongolian time required is 44 weeks.
