Countries
Afganistan
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Total No. Of Countries
14
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46
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National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Russia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Afganistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Pakistan
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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.
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
Similar To
Persian and Balochi Languages
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Derived From
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Proto-Slavic Vocabulary