Pashto and Arabic Speaking countries

Pashto

Arabic

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Countries

Afganistan

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

Total No. Of Countries

123

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National Language

Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora

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

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa, Asia

Minority Language

Pakistan

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)

Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council

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.

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.

Similar To

Persian and Balochi Languages

Amharic and Hebrew

Derived From

Pashto vs Arabic Countries

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

Pashto Speaking Countries: Afganistan.
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.

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

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

Pashto and Arabic as Minority Language

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

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

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

Pashto and Arabic Regulators

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

Pashto and Arabic Continents

Thinking about Pashto and Arabic continents in which Pashto and Arabic speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Pashto and Arabic. Most of the Pashto speaking countries lie in Asia. While Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, 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 Pashto and Arabic languages:

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.

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.

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