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Urdu and Pashto Speaking countries


Pashto and Urdu Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Pakistan   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania   
Asia   

Minority Language
India   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language   
Not Available   

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Urdu and Pashto as Minority Language

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

  • Urdu as minority language: India.
  • Pashto as minority language: Pakistan.

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

Urdu and Pashto Regulators

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

Urdu and Pashto Continents

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

Urdu Interesting Facts:

Pashto Interesting Facts:

The Urdu language was derived from Ghaznavid Persian Language and is similar to Arabic and Hindi Languages whereas Urdu language is similar to Persian and Balochi Languages and derived from Not Available.

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