Countries
Afganistan
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Pakistan
Yemen
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Hello
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Subax wanaagsan
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Fadlan
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
sorry
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
caraysiiyo
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Standard Somali
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
pachto
somali
German Name
Paschtu
Somali
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Somalis
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Somali
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
soma1255
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Pashto and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Somali Speaking population
Pashto and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Pashto vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Somali Language Codes
Pashto and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.