Pashto - Wikipedia Pashto is "one of the primary markers of ethnic identity" amongst Pashtuns [15] A national language of Afghanistan, [16] Pashto is primarily spoken in the east, south, and southwest, but also in some northern and western parts of the country
Pashto language | History, Grammar Writing System | Britannica Originally spoken by the Pashtun people, Pashto became the national language of Afghanistan in 1936 It is spoken by more than 35 million people, most of whom reside in Afghanistan or Pakistan Smaller speech communities exist in Iran, Tajikistan, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom
Pashto language and alphabet - Omniglot Pashto is a member of the southeastern Iranian branch of Indo-Iranian languages spoken in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran There are three main varieties of Pashto: Northern Pashto, spoken mainly in Pakistan; Southern Pashto, spoken mainly in Afghanistan; and Central Pashto, spoken mainly in Pakistan
Pashto | Iranian Languages - University of Arizona Pashto, sometimes also romanized as Pashtu or Pakhto, is the most widely spoken modern Eastern Iranian language, spoken primarily in south of Afghanistan and northwest of Pakistan It is the only Iranian language, beside Persian, with nation-wide official status in a country
Pashto - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pashto (also known as Pushto or Pakhto) is the official language of Afghanistan, and an official language of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [7] It is spoken by the Pashtuns living in Afghanistan and Pakistan Pashtuns, its speakers, make up majority of the population in Afghanistan
Pashto - The Languages Pashto is an Indo-Iranian language spoken primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with significant Pashto-speaking diasporas in the Middle East, Europe, and North America It is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan and holds a status as a regional language in Pakistan
The Pashtu (Pashto) Language - Kwintessential Pashto has long been recognised as the most important language of the North-West Frontier Province between Pakistan and India The Pashto language is believed to have originated in the Kandahar Helmand areas of Afghanistan
Pashtuns - Wikipedia Pashtuns ( ˈpʌʃˌtʊn , ˈpɑːʃˌtʊn , ˈpæʃˌtuːn ; Pashto: پښتانه, romanized: Pəx̌tānə́; [20]), also known as Pakhtuns, [21] or Pathans, [d] are an Iranic ethnic group [21] primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan [25][26] They were historically also referred to as Afghans[e] until 1964 [32][33] after