Back لغات أفغانستان Arabic Llingües d'Afganistán AST Əfqanıstan dilləri Azerbaijani আফগানিস্তানের ভাষা Bengali/Bangla Yezhoù Afganistan Breton Llengües de l'Afganistan Catalan Γλώσσες του Αφγανιστάν Greek Lingvoj de Afganio Esperanto Lenguas de Afganistán Spanish زبانهای افغانستان Persian
Afghanistan is a linguistically diverse nation, with upwards of 40 distinct languages.[3][Note 1] However, Pashto and Dari are two of the most prominent languages in the country, and have shared official status under various governments of Afghanistan. Pahsto, as a shared language between multiple ethnic groups in the country, has served as a historical lingua franca between different linguistic groups in the region and is the most widely understood language in the country. Dari is also widely spoken in the region; but the language does not have a diverse multi-ethnic population like Pashto. Pashto and Dari are Indo-European languages from the Iranian languages sub-family. Other regional languages, such as Uzbek, Turkmen, Balochi, Pashayi and Nuristani, are spoken by minority groups across the country.
Minor languages include: Ashkunu, Kamkata-viri, Vasi-vari, Tregami and Kalasha-ala, Pamiri (Shughni, Munji, Ishkashimi and Wakhi), Brahui, Arabic, and Pashai and Kyrgyz, and Punjabi.[4] Linguist Harald Haarmann believes that Afghanistan is home to more than 40 minor languages,[3] with around 200 different dialects.
- ^ "The 1997 CIA World Factbook Afghanistan" (PDF).
- ^ "Language data for Afghanistan".
- ^ a b Harald Haarmann: Sprachen-Almanach – Zahlen und Fakten zu allen Sprachen der Welt. Campus-Verl., Frankfurt/Main 2002, ISBN 3-593-36572-3, S.273–274; Afghanistan
- ^ Wahab, Shaista; Youngerman, Barry (2007). A Brief History of Afghanistan. Infobase Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 9781438108193.
Afghan Hindus and Sikhs speak Hindi or Punjabi in addition to Pashto and Dari.
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