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Marwari vs Pashto


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Countries

Countries
Rajastan, India  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Rajastan, India  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Nepal, Pakistan  
Pakistan  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

Interesting Facts
  • Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
  • Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
  
  • 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
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Gujarati Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
42  
22
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
7  
4

How Many Consonants
32  
22
29  
19

Scripts
Devanagari  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
khammaghani  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
dhanyavaad  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
Kikan ho sa?  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
shubh raatri  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
Shubh Honjh  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
Shubh Befar  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
Shubh Havar  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
kirpa  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
Maaf Karo  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
bye  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
main tanne pyaar karoon  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
maaf karo  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jogi  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
India  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
14,000,000.00  
33
6,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bagri  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
India  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
14,000,000.00  
31
21,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Dhundhari  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
India  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
95,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
22.00 million  
99+
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.21 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
14.00 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
Marwari  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
marvari  
pachto  

German Name
Marwari  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[məˈrwɑːɾi]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Marwari or Marwadi  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
16  
1651  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Marwari  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  

Language Position
72  
99+
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mwr  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
mwr  
pus  

ISO 639 3
mwr  
pus  

ISO 639 6
mwr  
pus  

Glottocode
raja1256  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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Marwari and Pashto Language History

Comparison of Marwari vs Pashto language history gives us differences between origin of Marwari and Pashto language. History of Marwari language states that this language originated in 16 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 Marwari and Pashto Language History.

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

Marwari vs Pashto Difficulty

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

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