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