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Pashto
پښتو
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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
Standard forms
Central Pashto
Kandahari
Dialects
Waneci
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

Pashto (also called Pushto or Pakhto) is a very important language. It is the official language of Afghanistan. This means it is used by the government and in schools there.

Many people speak Pashto. It is spoken by the Pashtuns. They live in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of India. In Pakistan, Pashto is a main language in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area.

About the Pashto Language

Pashto is part of a big language group called the Indo-European languages family. This family includes many languages spoken across Europe and Asia.

Pashto Dialects

Like many languages, Pashto has different ways of being spoken. These are called dialects. The two main groups of Pashto dialects are the western and eastern ones. The main difference between them is how certain sounds are made.

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