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Pashto vs Haitian Creole


Haitian Creole vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Haiti  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Haiti  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Central America, North America  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Cuba  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)  

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.
  
  • In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
  • In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
29  
19
20  
10

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
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Bonjou  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Mèsi  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Kijan ou yé?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Bon nwit  

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

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Bon apre-midi  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Bon apre-midi  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Souple  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
Dezole  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Babay  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Mwen renmen w  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Eskize m  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Northern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Cap-Haitien  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Central Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Port-au-Prince  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Southern Haitian Creole  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Cayes  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
9.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.15 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
9.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Kreyòl ayisyen  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole  

French Name
pachto  
haïtien; créole haïtien  

German Name
Paschtu  
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[kɣejɔl]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Haitians  

History

Origin
1651  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European 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  
Haitian Creole  

Language Position
82  
99+
99  
99+

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
ht  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
hat  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
hat  

ISO 639 3
pus  
hat  

ISO 639 6
pus  
hat  

Glottocode
pash1269  
hait1244  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
51-AAC-cb  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Pashto and Haitian Creole Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Haitian Creole language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Haitian Creole language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Haitian Creole language states that this language originated in 17th 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 Haitian Creole Language History.

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

Pashto vs Haitian Creole Difficulty

The Pashto vs Haitian Creole difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Haitian Creole, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Haitian Creole time required is 24 weeks.

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