Countries
South Africa
Afganistan
National Language
South Africa
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Pakistan
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Unjani
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
Molo
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Ndicela
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
South Africa
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
South Africa
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Africa
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Pashtun
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
pash1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Pashto Speaking population
Xhosa and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Pashto on Xhosa vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Pashto Language Codes
Xhosa and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.