Pashto language facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pashto
پښتو
Pashto written in Pashto script (Naskh style).
Native to	Afghanistan, Khyber pashtonkhwa, Janobi pashtonkhwa and the Pashtun diaspora
Ethnicity	Pashtun people
Native speakers	40–60 million  (2007–2009)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian Eastern Iranian Northeastern Pashto
Standard forms	Central Pashto Kandahari
Dialects	Waneci Wazirwola Bannuchi Khattak Wola Kandahari Other Pashto dialects
Writing system	Arabic (Pashto alphabet)
Official status
Official language in	Afghanistan
Recognised minority language in	Pakistan
Regulated by	Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Linguasphere	58-ABD-a
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Pashto (Pushto or Pakhto) is the official language of Afghanistan. It is spoken by the Pashtuns living in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. It is the provincial language in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

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.

Related pages

• Languages of Afghanistan

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  Parts of the day in Pashto

See also

In Spanish: Idioma pastún para niños