Countries
Nigeria
Afganistan
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Nigeria
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Pakistan
Regulated By
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Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
- 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
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
sannu
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
gode ku
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
yaya dai
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
mai kyau dare
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
barka da yamma
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Don Allah
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
yi hakuri
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
sai anjima
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Ina son ku
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
gafara dai
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Ghana
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Niger
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Niger
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
haoussa
pachto
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[hàʊsà]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Pashtun
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Chadic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hausa
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Signed Hausa
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
haus1257
pash1269
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Hausa 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 Hausa and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Pashto Speaking population
Hausa and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % 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 Hausa and Pashto on Hausa vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Pashto Language Codes
Hausa and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.