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Pashto vs Filipino


Filipino vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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)  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
-  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
29  
19
23  
13

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Kumusta  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Salamat  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Kumusta  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Magandang umaga  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Paalam  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Pilipino  

French Name
pachto  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Paschtu  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Filipino people  

History

Origin
1651  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  
Filipino  

Language Position
82  
99+
34  
32

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
fil  

ISO 639 3
pus  
fil  

ISO 639 6
pus  
fil  

Glottocode
pash1269  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Pashto and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Filipino language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Pashto and Filipino Language History.

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Pashto and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Filipino language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Pashto vs Filipino Difficulty

The Pashto vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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