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Pashto alphabet
Writing system used for the Pashto language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pashto alphabet (Pashto: پښتو الفبې, romanized: Pəx̌tó alfbâye) is the right-to-left abjad-based alphabet developed from the Arabic script, used for the Pashto language in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It originated in the 16th century through the works of Pir Roshan.
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Pashto alphabet پښتوالفبې Pəx̌tó alfbâye | |
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Time period | 16th century–present |
Direction | Right-to-left |
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Languages | Pashto (incl. various dialects) |
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This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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