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Pashto and Yoruba


Yoruba and Pashto


Countries

Countries
Afganistan  
Benin, Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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  
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  
Yoruba Academy  

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.
  
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages  
Owo and Itsekiri languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
29  
19
17  
7

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
(salaam) سلام  
Ẹ n lẹ  

Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  
e dupe  

How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  
Bawo ni o se wa  

Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  
Kasun layọ o  

Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  
ka a ale  

Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  
e kaasan  

Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  
e kaaro  

Please
(lotfan) لطفا  
Jowo  

Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  
binu  

Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  
bye  

I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  
mo nifẹ rẹ  

Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  
mo tọrọ gafara  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Central Pashto  
Itsekiri  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00  
99+
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern Pashto  
Ede  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Benin, Togo  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Wanetsi  
Ulukwumi  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
95,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
21  
19
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
50.00 million  
18
30.00 million  
26

Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو  
Yorùbá  

Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  
Yariba, Yooba  

French Name
pachto  
yoruba  

German Name
Paschtu  
Yoruba-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  
[jòɾùbá]  

Ethnicity
Pashtun  
Yoruba people  

History

Origin
1651  
4 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Western Sudanic  

Branch
Iranian  
Kwa  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  
Yorùbá  

Language Position
82  
99+
49  
99+

Signed Forms
Pashto Sign Language  
Yoruba Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ps  
yo  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pus  
yor  

ISO 639 2/B
pus  
yor  

ISO 639 3
pus  
yor  

ISO 639 6
pus  
yor  

Glottocode
pash1269  
yoru1245  

Linguasphere
58-ABD-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Analytic, Isolating  

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All Pashto and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Pashto and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Pashto are spoken in different Pashto Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Pashto vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto, Northern Pashto. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Pashto and Yoruba Speaking population

Pashto and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Pashto and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Pashto and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Pashto vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Pashto and Yoruba Language Codes

Pashto and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Pashto and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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