Countries
South Africa
Afganistan
National Language
South Africa
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
- 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
Xhosa Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Sawubona
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
unjani
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Ngiyacela
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiZulu
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
zoulou
pachto
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Pashtun
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
zulu1248
pash1269
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Zulu 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 Zulu and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Pashto Speaking population
Zulu and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Pashto on Zulu vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Pashto Language Codes
Zulu and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.