Countries
Afganistan
Nigeria
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Pakistan
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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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.
- 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.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
sannu
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
gode ku
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
yaya dai
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
barka da rana
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
mai kyau safe
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Don Allah
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
yi hakuri
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
sai anjima
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Gaananci
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ghana
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Niger
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Daragaram
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Niger
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
pachto
haoussa
German Name
Paschtu
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[hàʊsà]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Chadic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Hausa
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Signed Hausa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
haus1257
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Pashto and Hausa 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 Hausa dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Hausa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Hausa Dialects are spoken in different Hausa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Hausa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Hausa dialects include: Gaananci , Kurhwayanci. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Hausa Speaking population
Pashto and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Pashto vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Hausa Language Codes
Pashto and Hausa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Hausa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.