Countries
Afganistan
Philippines
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Filipinos
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Australia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
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.
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Kamusta
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Salamat po
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Magandang umaga po
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
pakiusap
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
pinagsisisihan
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Paálam
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Batangas, Gabon
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Bisalog
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Filipino
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Philippines
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Tagalog
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Filipino, Pilipino
French Name
pachto
tagalog
German Name
Paschtu
Tagalog
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Tagalog people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indonesian
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Filipino
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
taga1269
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
31-CKA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Pashto and Tagalog 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 Tagalog greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Tagalog language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Tagalog word for "Thank You" is Salamat po. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Tagalog Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Tagalog Difficulty
The Pashto vs Tagalog difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Tagalog 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 Tagalog are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Tagalog, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Tagalog time required is 44 weeks.