Pashto language

                               Pashto language
Pashto
پښتو
Pashto in Nastaliq.png
Pronunciation [ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpəçt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Native to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Pashtun diaspora
Ethnicity Pashtun people
Native speakers 40 million  (2007)[1][2]
Language family
Standard forms
Central Pashto (Ghilzai)
Yusufzai (Northeastern)
Kandahari (Southern)
Dialects 17 dialects
Writing system Arabic script (Pashto alphabet)
Official status
Official language in  Afghanistan[4]
Recognised minority language in  Pakistan[6]
Regulated by Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Pashto Academy (Pakistan)[5]
Language codes
ISO 639-1 ps
ISO 639-2 pus
ISO 639-3 pusinclusive code
Individual codes:
pst – Central Pashto
pbu – Northern Pashto
pbt – Southern Pashto
wne – Waneci
Linguasphere 58-ABD-a
Pashtun Language Location Map.svg
Map of Pashto-speaking regions (orange)

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