Countries
Afganistan
Benin, 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
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
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Alphabets in
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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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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
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
Ede
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Nigeria
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]
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Ethnicity
Pashtun
Yoruba people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Not Available
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
pash1269
yoru1245
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Isolating
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.
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.