Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Afganistan
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Habari
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Asante
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Habari gani?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Usiku mwema
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
tafadhali
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
pole
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
nakupenda
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Samahani
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
swahili
pachto
German Name
Swahili
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Pashtun
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
pash1269
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Swahili and Pashto Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Swahili and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Pashto Speaking population
Swahili and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Swahili and Pashto on Swahili vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Pashto Language Codes
Swahili and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.