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Pashto and Kirundi


Kirundi and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Burma  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Burundi, Gambia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
29  
19
19  
9

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Ijoro ryiza  

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

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

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Mwaramutse  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Ndasubiza  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Ndi waramutse  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Ndasaba  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Ha  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
990,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
153,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
8.80 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Rundi, Urundi  

French Name
pachto  
rundi  

German Name
Paschtu  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[kɪˈrʊndi]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
1651  
1500  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
82  
99+
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Kirundi Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
run  

ISO 639 3
pus  
run  

ISO 639 6
pus  
run  

Glottocode
pash1269  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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All Pashto and Kirundi 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 Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Pashto and Kirundi Speaking population

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Pashto and Kirundi Language Codes

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