Countries
South Africa
  
Afganistan
  
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 in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
20.00 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.