Countries
Afganistan
  
Wales
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Wales
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Argentina, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Welsh Language Commissioner
  
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.
  
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
English Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
British Language
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
Helô
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
Diolch
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Sut ydych chi?
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Nos da
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Noswaith dda
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
P'nawn da
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Bore da
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
os gwelwch yn dda
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
Hwyl
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Dw i'n dy garu di
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Esgusodwch fi
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
Patagonian Welsh
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Argentina
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Y Wyndodeg
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Gwynedd
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Y Bowyseg
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
Powys
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
7.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
7.40 million
  
99+
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
Cymraeg
  
French Name
pachto
  
gallois
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Kymrisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Welsh people
  
Origin
1651
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Brythonic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Welsh
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
cy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
cym
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
wel
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
cym
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
wels1247
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
50-ABA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Historical
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
Pashto and Welsh 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 Welsh greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Welsh language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Welsh word for "Thank You" is Diolch. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Welsh Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Welsh Difficulty
The Pashto vs Welsh difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Welsh 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 Welsh are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Welsh, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Welsh time required is 30 weeks.