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Pashto (also known as Pushto or Pakhto) is the official language of Afghanistan, and an official languge in the province of Khyber Pakhtun Khwa of Pakistan.[7] It is spoken by the Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pashtuns, its speakers, make up majority of the population in Afghanistan. They are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and second largest ethnic group in Pakistan, where It is the provincial language in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, the Pakistani province of the Pashtun. The language has been in literature and in history, been known as Afghani- mostly in Persian work (Zaban-e-Afghani) meaning “The Afghan language” or “The language of the Afghans.
Pashto | |
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پښتو | |
![]() Pashto written in Pashto script (Naskh style). | |
Pronunciation | ] [paʂˈto], [paçˈto], [puxˈto] |
Native to | Afghanistan ( province of khyber pakhtun khwa, pakistan, Pakistan |
Region | Pashto Region |
Ethnicity | Pashtun people |
Native speakers | 40–60 million (2007–2009)[1][2] |
Standard forms | Northern Pashto
Southern Pashto
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Dialects |
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Arabic (Pashto alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | ![]() |
Recognised minority language in | |
Regulated by | Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan Pashto Academy (Pakistan)[6] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | ps |
ISO 639-2 | pus |
ISO 639-3 | pus – inclusive codeIndividual codes: pst – Central Pashtopbu – Northern Pashtopbt – Southern Pashtowne – Waneci |
Linguasphere | 58-ABD-a |
Pashto belongs to the Indo-European languages family. It has two main dialects, western dialect and eastern dialect. The small difference between these two dialects is in the use of sounds.
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