Pashto
Indo-Aryan language of Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Pashto
Summary
Pashto is a natural language[1]. Pashto ranks in the top 3% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,012 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Pashto is identified as part of the Pashtuns ethnic group[3].
- Pashto is identified as part of the Nuristani people ethnic group[4].
- Pashto is identified as part of the Kalash people ethnic group[5].
- Pashto is identified as part of the Burusho people ethnic group[6].
- Pashto is in the country of Afghanistan[7].
- Pashto is in the country of Pakistan[8].
- Pashto is in the country of India[9].
- Pashto is in the country of Balochistan[10].
- Pashto is in the country of Iran[11].
- Pashto is in the country of Tajikistan[12].
- Pashto's instance of is recorded as natural language[13].
- Pashto's instance of is recorded as macrolanguage[14].
- Pashto's instance of is recorded as modern language[15].
- Pashto is a type of Eastern Iranian[16].
- Pashto's writing system is recorded as Arabic alphabet[17].
- Pashto's writing system is recorded as Arabic script[18].
- Pashto's Commons category is recorded as Pashto language[19].
- Pashto's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ps[20].
- Pashto's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34, 'lon': 70}[21].
- Pashto's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pashto[22].
- Pashto's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+39000000'}[23].
- Pashto's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+50000000'}[24].
- Pashto's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+38600000'}[25].
- Pashto's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[26].
- Pashto's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include natural language[13], macrolanguage[14], and modern language[15]. Pashto is a type of Eastern Iranian[16].
Why It Matters
Pashto ranks in the top 3% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,012 views/month).[2] Pashto has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Pashto is known by 148 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]