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Afghanistan is a linguistically-diverse nation, with upwards of 40 distinct languages spoken, though many of these are localized dialects and/or endangered. [3] [ Note 1] Today, Dari and Pashto are two of the most prominent languages spoken, and have shared official status under the various Afghani governments.
Dari is the official language for approximately 35 million people in Afghanistan [14] and it serves as the common language for inter-ethnic communication in the country. [15] As defined in the 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan, Dari is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan; the other is Pashto. [16]
Pashto [b] (/ ˈ p ʌ ʃ t oʊ / PUH-shto, [6] [4] [5] / ˈ p æ ʃ t oʊ / PASH-toe; [c] پښتو, Pəx̌tó, [pəʂˈto, pʊxˈto, pəʃˈto, pəçˈto]) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. It has official status in Afghanistan and ...
Turkic languages of Afghanistan (4 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Languages of Afghanistan" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
Dari and Pashto are the official languages of Afghanistan; bilingualism is very common. [445] Dari, which is also referred to as Eastern Persian as it is a variety of and mutually intelligible with Persian (and very often called ' Farsi ' by some Afghans like in Iran ), functions as the lingua franca in Kabul as well as in much of the northern ...
The official languages of Afghanistan are Pashto and Dari (Farsi), both of which are Iranic languages. Dari, an Afghan standardised register of the Persian language, is considered the lingua franca of Afghanistan and used to write Afghan literature. Tajik is spoken by people closer to Tajikistan, although officially, is regarded to be the same ...
Afghanistan (a local variant of Persian, but defined as "Dari" in the Afghan constitution; ... Sakha (local official language; in localities with Chukchi population) [78]
Ethnic groups in Afghanistan as of 1997. Afghanistan is a multiethnic and mostly tribal society. The population of the country consists of numerous ethnolinguistic groups: mainly the Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, and Uzbek, as well as the minorities of Aimaq, Turkmen, Baloch, Pashai, Nuristani, Gujjar, Brahui, Qizilbash, Pamiri, Kyrgyz, Moghol, and others.