Pashto and Kurdish Speaking countries

Pashto

Kurdish

Kurdish and Pashto Speaking Countries

Countries

Afganistan

Iraq, Kurdistan

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia

Middle East

Minority Language

Pakistan

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)

Not Available

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 vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.

Similar To

Persian and Balochi Languages

Farsi Language

Derived From

Not Available

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Pashto and Kurdish as Minority Language

In Pashto and Kurdish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Pashto and Kurdish 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.
Kurdish as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Pashto and Kurdish Regulators

Pashto and Kurdish speaking countries provide you Pashto and Kurdish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan) regulates Pashto language.Kurdish is not regulated. Also get to learn, Pashto and Kurdish Language History.

Pashto and Kurdish Continents

Thinking about Pashto and Kurdish continents in which Pashto and Kurdish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Pashto and Kurdish. Most of the Pashto speaking countries lie in Asia. While Kurdish speaking countries lie in Middle East. 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 Kurdish 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.

Kurdish Interesting Facts:

The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.

The Pashto language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Persian and Balochi Languages whereas Pashto language is similar to Farsi Language and derived from Not Available.