Pashto language
Pashto language
Pashto | |
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پښتو | |
Pronunciation | [ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpəçt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː] |
Native to | Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Pashtun diaspora |
Ethnicity | Pashtun people |
Native speakers | 40 million (2007)[1][2] |
Language family |
Indo-European
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Standard forms |
Central Pashto (Ghilzai)
Yusufzai (Northeastern)
Kandahari (Southern)
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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 | pus – inclusive code Individual codes: pst – Central Pashto pbu – Northern Pashto pbt – Southern Pashto wne – Waneci |
Linguasphere | 58-ABD-a |
Map of Pashto-speaking regions (orange)
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