Countries
Afganistan
  
India
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
India
  
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)
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Bengali and Assamese
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Baleswari
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Ganjami
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Kosli
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
33.00 million
  
34
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
33.00 million
  
28
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
  
French Name
pachto
  
oriya
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Oriya-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[ˈoɽia]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Odias
  
Origin
1651
  
3 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Standard Odia
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
or
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
ori
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
ori
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
ori
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
macr1269
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Pashto and Oriya 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 Oriya greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Oriya language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Oriya word for "Thank You" is ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad). Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Oriya Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Oriya Difficulty
The Pashto vs Oriya difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Oriya 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 Oriya are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Oriya, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Oriya time required is 44 weeks.