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Pashto vs Oromo


Oromo vs Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Pakistan  
Somalia  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
-  

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Somali Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
10  
7

How Many Consonants
29  
19
24  
14

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
akkam  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Maaloo  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Wata  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
pachto  
galla  

German Name
Paschtu  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Oromos  

History

Origin
1651  
16  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Cushitic  

Branch
Iranian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
82  
99+
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
orm  

ISO 639 3
pus  
orm  

ISO 639 6
pus  
orm  

Glottocode
pash1269  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Pashto and Oromo Language History

Comparison of Pashto vs Oromo language history gives us differences between origin of Pashto and Oromo language. History of Pashto language states that this language originated in 1651 whereas history of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Pashto and Oromo Language History.

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Pashto and Oromo 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 Oromo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Oromo language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Oromo word for "Thank You" is Galatoomi. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Oromo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Pashto vs Oromo Difficulty

The Pashto vs Oromo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto Alphabets and Oromo 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 Oromo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Oromo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Oromo time required is 44 weeks.

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