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Shona vs Pashto


Pashto vs Shona


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
46   
34
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Hwesa   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 2
Karanga   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 3
Zezuru   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
8.30 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
Not Available   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
shona   
pachto   

German Name
Schona-Sprache   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
20th century   
1651   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Bantu   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Not Available   
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   

Language Position
107   
99+
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sn   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sna   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
sna   
pus   

ISO 639 3
sna   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
core1255   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-a   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Shona and Pashto Language History

Comparison of Shona vs Pashto language history gives us differences between origin of Shona and Pashto language. History of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century whereas history of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651. 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 Shona and Pashto Language History.

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

Shona vs Pashto Difficulty

The Shona vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona Alphabets and Pashto 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 Shona and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.

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