Countries
Afganistan
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
matur nuwun
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
piye kabare?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Sugeng énjing
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
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Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Nyuwun pangapunten
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)
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Kangean
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Bawean
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Madurese
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
pachto
madourais
German Name
Paschtu
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Madurese
Origin
1651
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indonesian
Branch
Iranian
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Madurese
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ps
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
pash1269
madu1247
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 Madurese 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 Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Madurese language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Madurese Difficulty
The Pashto vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Madurese 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 Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.