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Pashto is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan, along with Dari Persian. [ 34 ] Since the early 18th century, the monarchs of Afghanistan have been ethnic Pashtuns (except for Habibullāh Kalakāni in 1929). [ 35 ] Persian, the literary language of the royal court, [ 36 ] was more widely used in government institutions, while the ...
Pashto dialects (Pashto: د پښتو ژبګوټي də Pəx̌tó žәbgóṭi) can be divided into two large varieties: Northern Pashto and Southern Pashto. Each of the two varieties of Pashto is further divided into a number of dialects. Northern Pashto is spoken in eastern Afghanistan, and central, northern and eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
The official languages of the country are Dari and Pashto, as established by the 1964 Constitution of Afghanistan. Dari is the most widely spoken language of Afghanistan's official languages and acts as a lingua franca for the country. In 1980, other regional languages were granted official status in the regions where they are the language of ...
Map of Pashto-speaking areas in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pashto is the mother tongue of most Pashtuns. [235] [236] [237] It is one of the two national languages of Afghanistan. [238] [239] In Pakistan, although being the second-largest language being spoken, [240] it is often neglected officially in the education system.
Pashtuns. The Pashtun tribes (Pashto: پښتانه قبايل), are tribes of the Pashtun people, a large Eastern Iranian ethnic group who speak the Pashto language and follow Pashtunwali, the social code of conduct for Pashtuns. They are found primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan and form the world's largest tribal society, comprising over 60 ...
Kandahārí Pashtó (Pashto: کندهارۍ پښتو), also known as, Southwestern Pashto, [3] is a Pashto dialect, spoken in southern and western Afghanistan, including the city of Kandahar. Kandahari Pashto is spoken in Kandahar, Helmand, Ghazni, most of Urozgan, Farah, Faryab and Nimruz, southeastern Ghor, the districts of Murghab, Ghormach ...
The Pashto alphabet (Pashto: پښتو الفبې, romanized: Pəx̌tó alfbâye) is the right-to-left abjad -based alphabet developed from the Arabic script, used for the Pashto language in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It originated in the 16th century through the works of Pir Roshan.
Ormuri (Pashto: اورموړی ژبه; Persian: زبان ارموری; literally, "Ormuri language") also known as Baraki, Ormur, Ormui or Bargista is an Eastern Iranian language spoken in Southeast Afghanistan and Waziristan. It is primarily spoken by the Burki people in the town of Kaniguram in South Waziristan and Logar, Afghanistan.