Countries
Afganistan
South Africa
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Pakistan
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
-
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
hallo
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Dankie
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
goeie nag
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Goeie middag
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
goeie more
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
asseblief
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
jammer
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Totsiens
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
-
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
-
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Namibia
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Cape Dutch
French Name
pachto
afrikaans
German Name
Paschtu
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Afrikaners
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
afri1274
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic
All Pashto and Afrikaans 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 Pashto and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Afrikaans Speaking population
Pashto and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Pashto and Afrikaans on Pashto vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Afrikaans Language Codes
Pashto and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.