Arabic and Pashto Speaking countries

Arabic

Pashto

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Countries

Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Afganistan

Total No. Of Countries

231

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National Language

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia

Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Pakistan

Regulated By

Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council

Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)

Interesting Facts

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.

Similar To

Amharic and Hebrew

Persian and Balochi Languages

Derived From

Arabic vs Pashto Countries

Comparing Arabic vs Pashto countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Arabic and Pashto languages.

Arabic Speaking Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Pashto Speaking Countries: Afganistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Arabic is official language is 23 whereas total number of countries where Pashto is official language is 1

Find if Arabic and Pashto are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Arabic and Pashto speaking countries will give you the presence of Arabic and Pashto languages in different countries. Along with Arabic vs Pashto countries, you can also compare Arabic vs Pashto.

Arabic and Pashto as Minority Language

In Arabic and Pashto speaking countries you will get the countries which have Arabic and Pashto as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Pashto as minority language: Pakistan.

If you want to compare Arabic and Pashto dialects, then you can go to Arabic vs Pashto Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Arabic and Pashto Regulators

Arabic and Pashto speaking countries provide you Arabic and Pashto regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council regulates Arabic language.Pashto is regulated by Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan). Also get to learn, Arabic and Pashto Language History.

Arabic and Pashto Continents

Thinking about Arabic and Pashto continents in which Arabic and Pashto speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Arabic and Pashto. Most of the Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. While Pashto speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Arabic and Pashto languages:

Arabic Interesting Facts:

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

Pashto Interesting Facts:

Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.

The Arabic language was derived from and is similar to Amharic and Hebrew whereas Arabic language is similar to Persian and Balochi Languages and derived from .