Countries
Afganistan
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
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.
- Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
- Hmong language came from western part of China.
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
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
zoo hmo
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
zoo tav su
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
thov
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
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I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Kuv hlub koj
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
zam txim rau kuv
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Laos
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
China
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Hmong Do
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Vietnam
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Hmong
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Mong
German Name
Paschtu
Miao-Sprachen
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Hmong people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Hmong
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ps
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
pus
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ISO 639 2/B
pus
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
firs1234
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Pashto and Hmong 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 Hmong greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Hmong language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Hmong word for "Thank You" is Ua tsaug (Oua jow). Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Hmong Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Hmong Difficulty
The Pashto vs Hmong difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Hmong 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 Hmong are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Hmong, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Hmong time required is 44 weeks.