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Pashto vs Shona


Shona vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
Not Available  

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
29  
19
46  
34

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Mhoro  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Waita zvako  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Wakadini zvako?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Urare zvakanaka  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Manheru  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Masikati  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Mangwanani  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Ndinokumbirawo  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Ndineurombo  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
bye  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Ndinokuda  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Pamusoro  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Hwesa  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
14
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Karanga  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
southern Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
4
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Zezuru  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
29
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
8.30 million  
99+

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Not Available  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru  

French Name
pachto  
shona  

German Name
Paschtu  
Schona-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1651  
20th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Iranian  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Not Available  

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  
Not Available  

Language Position
82  
99+
107  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
sn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
sna  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
sna  

ISO 639 3
pus  
sna  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
pash1269  
core1255  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
99-AUT-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Pashto and Shona Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Shona language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Pashto and Shona Language History.

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Pashto and Shona 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 Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Shona language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Pashto vs Shona Difficulty

The Pashto vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Shona 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 Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Shona time required is Not Available.

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