Countries
South Africa
Afganistan
National Language
South Africa
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Pakistan
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Dutch Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
hallo
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Dankie
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
goeie nag
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Goeienaand
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
goeie more
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
asseblief
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
jammer
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Not Available
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Not Available
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Not Available
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Namibia
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
afrikaans
pachto
German Name
Afrikaans
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
pash1269
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Fusional
All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Pashto Speaking population
Afrikaans and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available 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 Afrikaans and Pashto on Afrikaans vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Pashto Language Codes
Afrikaans and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.