Countries
Afganistan
Zimbabwe
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)
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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.
- 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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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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
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Karanga
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
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Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Paschtu
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
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Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
core1255
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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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.