Languages spoken in Afghanistan

[Laila]

I have a cousin who still speaks Pashai....and another that still speaks Nursitani.

My maternal grandfather, his in-laws spoke Pashai at home. I like the sound of it, its very pretty and free flowing.

[Laila]

While i was visiting my village in Laghman, there were many kuchis there. And they spoke a language that was not Pashto, Dari, or Nursitani. I was in awe i forgot the name of it, its not well known. Kuchis from Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan speak it. But i know for sure it isnt Nuristani. I have heard its a very old lost language, if only i remembered the name of it :/

@ Aseer wrora, Nuristani and Pashai is very different from Pashto and Dari. It may share some common words with Dari, but i am not too sure. Its very hard to describe it though...here is a video of a Nursitni song, that might help you to get an idea of it....as far as Pashai language, its very pretty and unique.

this is Nuristani language:
YouTube - Nuristan Music-Sandara

[Feroza_Banu]

WOW!... Allah swt Bless This country with so much diversity and beauty... Allah swt Bless Afghanistan... May every ethnic group learn to live with each other with tolerance and respect.

[Nokia_Apridy]

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان
(Persian: Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afġānistān)
د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت
(Pashto: Da Afġānistān Islāmī Jomhoriyat)

Languages
Main article: Languages of Afghanistan
The most common spoken languages in Afghanistan are Persian (officially called Dari within the country) and Pashto, both are Indo-European languages from the Iranian languages sub-family, and designated as the official languages of the country.[1] Persian has always been the prestige language, it is the lingua franca, the language resorted to when people of different ethnic groups need to conduct business or otherwise communicate. Older sources dating before 1996 claim that Pashto is the native tongue of approximately 35-55% of the population while Persian is of 25-50%, although it is the most widely used language in the country by different ethnic groups.[196][197] Other languages, such as Uzbek, Turkmen, Balochi, Pashayi, are spoken by minorities across the country, and have official status in the regions where they are widely spoken. An approximate distribution of languages spoken in Afghanistan based on the latest CIA World Factbook is as following:[2]
Persian language (officially called Dari): 50%
Pashto language: 35%
Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen): 11%
30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashayi): 4%
much bilingualism
Minor languages include Nuristani (Ashkunu, Kamkata-viri, Vasi-vari, Tregami and Kalasha-ala), Pamiri (Shughni, Munji, Ishkashimi and Wakhi), Brahui, Hindko, Kyrgyz, etc. A fair number of Afghans can also speak and understand Urdu, including Punjabi, Hindi and English.[1]

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[Sheenka]

so basically dari is international langauge?

[Nokia_Apridy]

^der negative insaan ya.

Admin Khan yu post karey dey pa hagha ke nushta dey che Pashtun 60percent da Afghanistan population dey.

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[Nokia_Apridy]

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