Pashto and Oromo
Countries
Afganistan
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Pakistan
Somalia
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.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Somali Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
akkam
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Galatoomi
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Attam bulte/bultan
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Maaloo
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
naa dhiisi
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Nagayattii!
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Borana
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ethiopia, Kenya
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Orma
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Kenya
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Kenya
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Afaan Oromoo
German Name
Paschtu
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
nucl1736
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Pashto and Oromo 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 Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Oromo Speaking population
Pashto and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Pashto vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Oromo Language Codes
Pashto and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.