Countries
Zimbabwe
Afganistan
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Mhoro
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Waita zvako
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Manheru
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Masikati
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Mangwanani
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Ndineurombo
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Ndinokuda
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Karanga
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
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(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
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[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
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Pashtun
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Not Available
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
pash1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Shona and Pashto Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Shona and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Pashto Speaking population
Shona and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Shona and Pashto on Shona vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Pashto Language Codes
Shona and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.