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Zulu vs Pashto


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Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
South Africa  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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
Xhosa Language  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57  
34
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
50  
35
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
Sawubona  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
Ngiyabonga  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

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

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
Ngiyacela  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
bye  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

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

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

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

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

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

Dialect 3
Ndebele  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe  
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?
30.00 million  
36
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.16 %  
99+
0.58 %  
26

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
17
Not Available  

Native Name
isiZulu  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
zoulou  
pachto  

German Name
Zulu-Sprache  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Zulu people  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
19  
1651  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Beatu  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  

Language Position
87  
99+
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zu  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
zul  
pus  

ISO 639 3
zul  
pus  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
zulu1248  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg  
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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Zulu and Pashto Language History

Comparison of Zulu vs Pashto language history gives us differences between origin of Zulu and Pashto language. History of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19 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 Zulu and Pashto Language History.

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

Zulu vs Pashto Difficulty

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

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