Countries
Afganistan
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Habari
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Asante
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Habari gani?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Habari za asubuhi
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
tafadhali
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
pole
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
bye
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
nakupenda
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Samahani
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dar es Salaam
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Kilwa
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
pachto
swahili
German Name
Paschtu
Swahili
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Swahili people or Waswahili
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Swahili
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
pash1269
swah1254
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
99-AUS-m
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 Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Swahili Speaking population
Pashto and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 %. 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 Swahili on Pashto vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Swahili Language Codes
Pashto and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.