Countries
Afganistan
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Tamil
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
బై (Bai)
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Waddar
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
pachto
télougou
German Name
Paschtu
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Telugu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Telugu
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
telu1262
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Pashto and Telugu 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 Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Telugu language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Telugu Difficulty
The Pashto vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.
