Pashto[b] (/ ˈpʌʃtoʊ /, [6][4][5] / ˈpæʃtoʊ / PASH-toh; [c] پښتو, Pəx̌tó, [pəʂˈto, pʊxˈto, pəʃˈto, pəçˈto]) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern …

Jan 5, 2026 · Pashto, or Pukhto, is one of the official languages of Afghanistan. Around 60 million people in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan speak Pashto as their mother tongue.

Originally spoken by the Pashtun people, Pashto became the national language of Afghanistan in 1936. It is spoken by more than 35 million people, most of whom reside in Afghanistan or Pakistan. Smaller …

Pashto is an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, India and other countries by about 40 million people.

May 14, 2025 · Pashto is written in a variant of the Arabic script, but with extra letters to accommodate sounds that don’t exist in Arabic or Persian. Learning to read and pronounce these letters correctly is …

Pashto, sometimes also romanized as Pashtu or Pakhto, is the most widely spoken Eastern Iranian language, spoken primarily in south of Afghanistan and northwest of Pakistan. It is the only Iranian …

Pashto (پښتو‎), sometimes spelled as Pushto, is an Indo-Iranian language spoken primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan, alongside Dari (Afghan Persian), …

Feb 6, 2026 · Learn how to speak Pashto from scratch with alphabet tips, grammar basics, and daily practice exercises for beginners and self-learners. How long does it take to learn Pashto? A realistic …

Pashto is one of two official languages of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. It has multiple dialects, the main being the Western dialect, also known as Kandahari, and the Eastern dialect, also known …

Pashto is one of the East Iranian group of languages. There are two major dialects of Pashto: Western Pashto, spoken in Afghanistan and in the capital, Kabul; and Eastern Pashto, spoken in northeastern …