Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Afganistan
National Language
Ghana
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
Benin, United States of America
Pakistan
Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
- 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
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
ete-sen
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
meda ase
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
maadwo
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
maadwo
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
maaha
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
maakye
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Sorry
Kafra
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Me doכ wo
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Asante
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Ghana
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Akuapem
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Ghana
Afganistan, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Ghana
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
Akan
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Twi, Fante
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Akan-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ˈaːkã]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Akan people
Pashtun
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Akan
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Akan Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
akan1251
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional
Akan 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 Akan and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Akan and Pashto language. Akan word for "Hello" is ete-sen or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Akan Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Akan vs Pashto Difficulty
The Akan vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Akan 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 Akan and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Akan and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Akan is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.