Countries
Afganistan
South Africa
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Pakistan
Botswana, Lesotho
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Unjani
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Molo
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Ndicela
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Thembu
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Paschtu
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
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
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
xhos1239
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Pashto and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Xhosa Speaking population
Pashto and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Pashto vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Xhosa Language Codes
Pashto and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.