Countries
Burma
Afganistan
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
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Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu 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
Kinyarwanda Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Bwakeye
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Urakoze
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Ndagusavye
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Ndasubiza
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
N’agasaga
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Ndi waramutse
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Ndasaba
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Ha
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Afganistan, Pakistan
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Kirundi
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Pashtun
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Glottocode
rund1242
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
Kirundi 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 Kirundi and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kirundi and Pashto language. Kirundi word for "Hello" is Bwakeye or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Kirundi Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kirundi vs Pashto Difficulty
The Kirundi vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kirundi 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 Kirundi and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kirundi and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kirundi is 36 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.