Countries
Afganistan
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Pakistan
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Akan Orthography Committee
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.
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
ete-sen
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
meda ase
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
maadwo
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
maadwo
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
maaha
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
maakye
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Kafra
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
bye
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Asante
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ghana
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ghana
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ghana
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Akan
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
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German Name
Paschtu
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Akan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
akan1251
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Pashto and Akan Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Pashto and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Akan language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Akan Difficulty
The Pashto vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Akan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Pashto and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.