Pashto language
Indo-Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Pashto (Pushto or Pakhto) is the official language of Afghanistan.[7] It is spoken by the Pashtuns living in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. It is the provincial language in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
| Pashto | |
|---|---|
| پښتو | |
 Pashto written in Pashto script (Naskh style). | |
| Pronunciation | ] [paʂˈto], [paçˈto], [puxˈto] |
| Native to | Afghanistan, Khyber pashtonkhwa, Janobi pashtonkhwa and the Pashtun diaspora |
| Ethnicity | Pashtun people |
Native speakers | 40–60 million (2007–2009)[1][2] |
Indo-European
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Standard forms |
Kandahari
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| Dialects | |
| Arabic (Pashto alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Afghanistan[4] |
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 Pashto pbu – Northern Pashto pbt – Southern Pashto wne – 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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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007 (39 million)
- ↑ Penzl, Herbert; Ismail Sloan (2009). A Grammar of Pashto a Descriptive Study of the Dialect of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Ishi Press International. p. 210. ISBN 0-923891-72-2. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
Estimates of the number of Pashto speakers range from 40 million to 60 million...
- ↑ "AFGHANISTAN vi. Paṧto". G. Morgenstierne. Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
Paṧtō undoubtedly belongs to the Northeastern Iranic branch.
- ↑ Constitution of Afghanistan - Chapter 1 The State, Article 16 (Languages) and Article 20 (Anthem)
- ↑ "Population by Mother Tongue". Population Census Organization, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ↑ Sebeok, Thomas Albert (1976). Current Trends in Linguistics: Index. Walter de Gruyter. p. 705.
- ↑ "Article Sixteen of the Constitution of Afghanistan". 2004. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
From among the languages of Pashto, Dari, Uzbeki, Turkmani, Baluchi, Pashai, Nuristani, Pamiri (alsana), Arab and other languages spoken in the country, Pashto and Dari are the official languages of the state.
Further readingEdit
- Morgenstierne, Georg. "The Place of Pashto among the Iranic Languages and the Problem of the Constitution of Pashtun Linguistic and Ethnic Unity." Paṣto Quarterly 1.4 (1978): 43-55.
