Countries
Afganistan
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
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
Selam
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Dehina newot?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Dehna dur
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
i'ndemin adäru
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
i'bakwon
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
aznallehu
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
tschao
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Gondar
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Gondar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
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Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
pachto
amharique
German Name
Paschtu
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Amharas
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Semitic
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Amharic
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
amha1245
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
Pashto and Amharic 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 Amharic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Amharic language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Amharic word for "Thank You" is amesege'nallo'. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Amharic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Amharic Difficulty
The Pashto vs Amharic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Amharic 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 Amharic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Amharic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Amharic time required is 44 weeks.