Pashto
Afghanistan's official language
Pashto is the language spoken by the Pashtun people of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where it serves as an official language alongside Dari and Urdu respectively.
It belongs to the Iranian branch of Indo-European languages and is written in a modified Arabic script.
Also spelled Pushto or Pakhto, reflecting regional pronunciation differences.
Central Asian landlocked nation
- PakistanSouth Asian nation
- KandaharAfghan provincial capital
- KabulAfghanistan's capital city
- PeshawarPakistani frontier city
Khyber · Balochistan · Helmand · Hindu Kush
Afghanistan's Persian language
- FarsiIran's native tongue
- UrduPakistan's official language
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- PersianOf or from Iran
script · dialect · grammar · vocabulary · alphabet · pronunciation · syntax · phonology
Wrapped cloth headdress
- tandoorVertical clay cooking chamber
- Loya JirgaAfghan national consultative council
- khanTurkic sovereign title
- malikArabic term for ruler
purdah · Eid · hospitality · honor code
Afghanistan
Central Asian landlocked nation
Peshawar · Khyber · Balochistan · Helmand · Hindu Kush
Dari
Afghanistan's Persian language
Persian · script · dialect · grammar · vocabulary · alphabet · pronunciation · syntax · phonology · morphology
turban
Wrapped cloth headdress
- tandoorVertical clay cooking chamber
- Loya JirgaAfghan national consultative council
- khanTurkic sovereign title
malik · purdah · Eid · hospitality · honor code
Tajik
Person from Dushanbe's country
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- PakistanIslamabad, Karachi, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan
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- Indo-Iranian languagesSanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Bengali
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