Countries
Afganistan
Philippines
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
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Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
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Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Salamat
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Maayong Buntag
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Palihug
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Ikasubo ko
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Babay
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Boholano
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Bohol
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
southern Leyte
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
North Kana
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
northern part of Leyte
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Visayan
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
pachto
cebuano
German Name
Paschtu
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Cebuano people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
No data Available
Glottocode
pash1269
cebu1242
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Pashto and Cebuano 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 Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Cebuano language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Cebuano Difficulty
The Pashto vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.