Countries
Afganistan
Nigeria
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Pakistan
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
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.
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
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
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
sannu
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
gode ku
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
yaya dai
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
barka da rana
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
mai kyau safe
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Don Allah
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
yi hakuri
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
sai anjima
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Gaananci
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Niger
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Daragaram
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Niger
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
pachto
haoussa
German Name
Paschtu
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Chadic
Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Hausa
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
haus1257
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
Pashto and Hausa 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 Hausa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Hausa language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Hausa word for "Thank You" is gode ku. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Hausa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Hausa Difficulty
The Pashto vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Hausa 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 Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.