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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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