Countries
Afganistan
Nigeria
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Pakistan
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Interesting Facts
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
- 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.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
dalụ
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
ka chi fo
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
ụtụtụ ọma
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Biko
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Ndo
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
Kachifo
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
ngọpụ
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Enuani
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Ngwa
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Not present
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
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Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
igbo
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Ibo
German Name
Paschtu
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Igbo people
Origin
1651
30th Century BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Kwa
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language
Igbo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
pash1269
nucl1417
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
All Pashto and Igbo 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 Pashto and Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Pashto and Igbo Speaking population
Pashto and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 %. 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 Pashto and Igbo on Pashto vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Pashto and Igbo Language Codes
Pashto and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.