Countries
Afganistan
  
New Zealand
  
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
New Zealand
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Australia, Oceania
  
Minority Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Māori Language Commission
  
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.
  
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Tahitian Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
(salaam) سلام
  
Hello
  
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
Mauruuru koutou
  
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Night pai
  
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
pai ahiahi
  
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Afternoon pai
  
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Morning pai
  
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Tēnā
  
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Aroha mai
  
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
poroporoaki
  
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
tukua ahau
  
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
  
South Island Māori
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
  
Western North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
  
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
0.18 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
0.18 million
  
99+
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
  
te Reo Māori
  
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
New Zealand Maori
  
French Name
pachto
  
maori
  
German Name
Paschtu
  
Maori-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Pashtun
  
Māori people
  
Origin
1651
  
1814
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Polynesian
  
Branch
Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Maori
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ps
  
mi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pus
  
mri
  
ISO 639 2/B
pus
  
mao
  
ISO 639 3
pus
  
mri
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
pash1269
  
maor1246
  
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Pashto and Maori Speaking population
Pashto and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available. 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 Maori on Pashto vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Maori Language Codes
Pashto and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.