Countries
Afganistan
Burkina Faso
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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)
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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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Dagbani Language
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
Kia ora
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Laafi bala
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Kia ora
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Ne y yibeogo
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
gafare
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
gafare
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Saremde
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Taolende
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Mosse
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
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German Name
Paschtu
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Origin
1651
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Western Sudanic
Branch
Iranian
Gur (Voltaic)
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Mossi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
pash1269
moss1236
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Pashto and Mossi 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 Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Mossi language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Mossi Difficulty
The Pashto vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Mossi 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 Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.