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1 day ago · Pashto (/ ˈ p ʌ ʃ t oʊ / PUH-shto, / ˈ p æ ʃ t oʊ / PASH-toe; پښتو, Pəx̌tó, [pəʂˈto, pʊxˈto, pəʃˈto, pəçˈto]) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan, southern and eastern Afghanistan, and some isolated pockets of far eastern Iran near the Afghan border.
May 17, 2024 · Dari language, member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages and, along with Pashto, one of the two official languages of Afghanistan. Dari is the Afghan dialect of Farsi . It is written in a modified Arabic alphabet, and it has many Arabic and Persian loanwords.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 11, 2024 · Persian language, also called Farsi, member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian language family. It is the official language of Iran, and two varieties of Persian known as Dari and Tajik are official languages in Afghanistan and Tajikistan, respectively.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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1 day ago · Kabul. Population: (2024 est.) 35,581,000. Form Of Government: Islamic republic 1 with two legislative houses (House of Elders [102 2 ]; House of the People [250 3 ]); de facto transitional government 4. (Show more) Official Languages: Dari; Pashto 5. Recent News. June 1, 2024, 9:03 AM ET (AP) River ferry sinks in Afghanistan, killing at least 20.
May 18, 2024 · What Is the Most Popular Language in Afghanistan? Ranking. Graphs. Discussion. 1. 32. votes. Source. Pashto is the second official language of Afghanistan and is native to the Pashtun people. Speakers: Approximately 13.8 million in Afghanistan. Language Family: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern Iranian. 21. votes. Source.
3 days ago · Languages Afghan Persian or Dari (official, lingua franca) 77%, Pashto (official) 48%, Uzbeki 11%, English 6%, Turkmani 3%, Urdu 3%, Pashaie 1%, Nuristani 1%, Arabic 1%, Balochi 1%, other : 1% Nationality Noun noun: Afghan(s) adjective: Afghan Population 40,121,552 Population Growth Rate 2.22%
2 days ago · Dari and Pashto are both official languages of Afghanistan. Uzbek and Turkmen are spoken as native languages in northern provinces, mainly among the Uzbeks and Turkmens. Smaller number of Afghans are also fluent in English, Urdu, Balochi, Arabic and other languages. An approximate distribution of languages spoken in the country is shown in the ...
