How do you pronounce the alphabet in Pashto?
How do you pronounce the alphabet in Pashto?
Pashto alphabet (د پښتو الفباء) ږ is pronounced [ʐ], Kandahar, [ʒ] in Quetta, [ʝ] in Ghazni, and [ɡ] in Peshawar dialects. ښ is pronounced [ʂ] in Kandahar, [ʃ] in Quetta, [ç] in Ghazni, and [x] in Peshawar dialects. ق ف ع ظ ط ض ص ح ﺫ ث appear only in loanwords which are mostly of Arabic origin.
What is the alphabet in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan’s Official Languages Both Pashtu and Dari are written primarily with the Arabic alphabet, however, there are some modifications. The Hazaras speak their own dialect of Dari.
Who wrote Pashto alphabet?
Bayazid Pir Roshan
Writing system Pashto employs the Pashto alphabet, a modified form of the Perso-Arabic alphabet or Arabic script. In the 16th century, Bayazid Pir Roshan introduced 13 new letters to the Pashto alphabet. The alphabet was further modified over the years.
Is Pashto similar to Arabic?
Linguistically, Arabic and Pashto are quite different; however, if you don’t speak either language, you could easily mistake written Pashto for Arabic because they use the same script – almost. This is why the Pashto alphabet has a total of 44 letters, compared to 28 for standard Arabic.
Do Afghans speak Arabic?
Dari is the official name of the variety of Persian language spoken in Afghanistan….
| Languages of Afghanistan | |
|---|---|
| Official | Dari Persian, Pashto |
| Regional | Uzbek, Turkmen, Balochi, Pashayi, Hazaragi, Nuristani |
| Minority | Arabic, Urdu, English, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Sindhi |
| Signed | Afghan Sign Language |
What alphabet is Pashto?
Arabic alphabet
Pashto uses all 28 letters of the Arabic alphabet, and shares 3 letters (چ, پ, and ژ) with Persian and Urdu in the additional letters.
What alphabet does Pashto use?
-Arabic alphabet
The Pashto Alphabet is based on the Perso-Arabic alphabet as used for Persian (Farsi and Dari). Like all Perso-Arabic scripts, Pashto is written and read from right to left and there are no distinct capital letters.
