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Igbo and Pashto


Pashto and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
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
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
Not Available   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Igbo-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
36   
18
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
7   
4

How Many Consonants
28   
18
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
kedụ   
(salaam) سلام   

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
Not Available   
(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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Ngwa   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00   
22
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Not present   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
igbo   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Ibo   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
igbo   
pachto   

German Name
Ibo-Sprache   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Igbo people   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
30th Century BC   
1651   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Kwa   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
57   
99+
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ig   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
ibo   
pus   

ISO 639 3
ibo   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1417   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Fusional   

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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.

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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 Not Available 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.

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