Countries
Afganistan
Madagascar
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Alphabets in
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Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Hello
(salaam) سلام
Salama!
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
Misaotra
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Alina tsara
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Maraina tsara
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
azafady
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Miala tsiny
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Veloma!
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Azafady
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Merina
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
pachto
malgache
German Name
Paschtu
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Malagasy people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Austronesian
Branch
Iranian
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
pash1269
mala1537
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Pashto and Malagasy 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 Malagasy greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Malagasy language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Malagasy word for "Thank You" is Misaotra. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Malagasy Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Malagasy Difficulty
The Pashto vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Malagasy 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 Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is 30 weeks.