Languages Spoken in Afghanistan
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Description: Information about Pashto and Dari (Afghan Persian) and their alphabets. Also includes an online Farsi translator.
Afghanistan Online: Languages Spoken in Afghanistan A Look at the Languages Spoken in Afghanistan Pashto and Dari (Afghan Persian/Farsi) are the official languages of Afghanistan. Pashto was declared the National Language of the country during the beginning of Zahir Shah's reign, however, Dari has always been used for business and government transactions. Both belong to the Indo-European group of languages. According to recent US government estimates, approximately 35 percent of the Afghan population speaks Pashto, and about 50 percent speaks Dari. Turkic languages (Uzbek and Turkmen) are spoken by about 11 percent of the population. There are also numerous other languages spoken in the country (Baluchi, Pashai, Nuristani, etc.), and bilingualism is very common.
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| Page title: | Afghanistan Online: Languages Spoken in Afghanistan |
| Keywords: | pashto, pashtu, dari, daari, farsi, persian, pahlawi, language, languages, hazaragi, parsi, turkmen, uzbek, ozbek |
| Description: | This page contains information about Pashto, Dari, and other languages spoken in Afghanistan. You will also find an online farsi translator. |
| IP-address: | 184.154.247.135 |
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