Countries
Afganistan
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Middle East
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.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Farsi Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
(salaam) سلام
Silaw
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Sipas
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Şev xweş
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Bayanit bash
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Bê zehmet
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bibûre
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Be xêr çî
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Eastern Iraq
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
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German Name
Paschtu
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Origin
1651
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
kurd1259
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Pashto and Kurdish 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 Kurdish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Kurdish language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Kurdish word for "Thank You" is Sipas. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Kurdish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Kurdish Difficulty
The Pashto vs Kurdish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Kurdish 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 Kurdish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Kurdish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Kurdish time required is 4 weeks.