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Yoruba and Pashto


Pashto and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

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

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
7  
4

How Many Consonants
17  
7
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ  
(salaam) سلام  

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

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

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

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

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

Good Morning
e kaaro  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
Jowo  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
binu  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
bye  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

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

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

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

Dialect 2
Ede  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

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

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
30.00 million  
26
50.00 million  
18

Native Name
Yorùbá  
(paṧto) پښتو  

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

French Name
yoruba  
pachto  

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Yoruba people  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
4 BC  
1651  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Kwa  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

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

Language Position
49  
99+
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language  
Pashto Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
yo  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
yor  
pus  

ISO 639 3
yor  
pus  

ISO 639 6
yor  
pus  

Glottocode
yoru1245  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Fusional  

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

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Yoruba and Pashto Speaking population

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

Yoruba and Pashto Language Codes

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

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