Countries
Nigeria
Afganistan
National Language
Nigeria
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
Equatorial Guinea
Pakistan
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
-
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
dalụ
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
ka chi fo
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Biko
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
Ndo
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
Kachifo
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Enuani
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Not present
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
-
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
igbo
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Ibo
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Pashtun
Origin
30th Century BC
1651
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Kwa
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1417
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Pashto Speaking population
Igbo and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % 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 Igbo and Pashto on Igbo vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Pashto Language Codes
Igbo and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.