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
Not Available
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
Not Available
Not Available
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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Zulu and Pashto 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 Zulu and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Zulu and Pashto language. Zulu word for "Hello" is Sawubona or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Zulu Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Zulu vs Pashto Difficulty
The Zulu vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Zulu Alphabets and Pashto 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 Zulu and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Zulu and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Zulu is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.