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Pashto vs Sindhi


Sindhi vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
India, Pakistan, Sindh  

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)  
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  

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 first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Gujarati  

Derived From
Not Available  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
64  
37

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
10  
7

How Many Consonants
29  
19
42  
31

Scripts
Arabic  
Arabic, Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Assalam O Alaikum  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Meharbani  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Kehra haal aahin  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
tava kia aayo  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Sham Jo Salam  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Assalam o Alaikum  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Subho Bakhair  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Mehrbani  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Moon khe afsos aahe  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Allah Wahi  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Maaf Kajo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Siraiki  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Upper Sindh  

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

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Vicholi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Central Sindh  

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

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Lari  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Lower Sindh  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
29
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
29.00 million  
37

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
0.39 %  
34

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
25.00 million  
32

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Not Available  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Not Available  

French Name
pachto  
sindhi  

German Name
Paschtu  
Sindhi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1651  
711 A.D  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Iranian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Not Available  

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  
Sindhi  

Language Position
82  
99+
50  
37

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
sd  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
snd  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
snd  

ISO 639 3
pus  
snd  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
pash1269  
sind1272  

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  

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Pashto and Sindhi Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Sindhi language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Sindhi language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Sindhi language states that this language originated in 711 A.D. 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 Sindhi Language History.

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

Pashto vs Sindhi Difficulty

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

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