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Pashto vs Zulu


Zulu vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   
Pan South African Language Board   

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 meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
57   
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
29   
19
50   
35

Scripts
Arabic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام   
Sawubona   

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   
Ngiyabonga   

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   
unjani   

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   
okuhle ebusuku   

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   
okuhle kusihlwa   

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   
okuhle ntambama   

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   
okuhle ekuseni   

Please
(lotfan) لطفا   
Ngiyacela   

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   
Ngiyaxolisa   

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   
bye   

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   
Ngiyakuthanda wena   

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto   
Qwabe   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Gabon, South Africa   

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

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto   
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Georgia, South Africa   

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

Dialect 3
Wanetsi   
Ndebele   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan   
Zimbabwe   

How Many People Speak
95,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.16 %   
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو   
isiZulu   

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   
Isizulu, Zunda   

French Name
pachto   
zoulou   

German Name
Paschtu   
Zulu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Pashtun   
Zulu people   

History

Origin
1651   
19   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Iranian   
Beatu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
urban Zulu   

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   
Deep Zulu   

Language Position
82   
99+
87   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ps   
zu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus   
zul   

ISO 639 2/B
pus   
zul   

ISO 639 3
pus   
zul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
pash1269   
zulu1248   

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a   
99-AUT-fg   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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Pashto and Zulu Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Zulu language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Zulu language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19. 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 Zulu Language History.

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

Pashto vs Zulu Difficulty

The Pashto vs Zulu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Zulu 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 Zulu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Zulu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Zulu time required is 44 weeks.

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