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Xhosa vs Pashto


Pashto vs Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
South Africa   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
  • 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
7   
4

How Many Consonants
43   
32
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Molo   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
Ndiyabulela   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

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

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
Molo   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
Ndicela   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

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

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 2
Thembu   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

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

Dialect 3
Hlubi   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million   
99+
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
isiXhosa   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
xhosa   
pachto   

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
16th Century   
1651   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Bantu   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
isiXhosa   
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   

Language Position
Not Available   
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
xh   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
xho   
pus   

ISO 639 3
xho   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
xhos1239   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Xhosa and Pashto Language History

Comparison of Xhosa vs Pashto language history gives us differences between origin of Xhosa and Pashto language. History of Xhosa language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Xhosa and Pashto Language History.

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

Xhosa vs Pashto Difficulty

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

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