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	Pashto language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pashto is, along with Persian (Dari), one of the two official languages of Afghanistan.
		Pashto is classified within the Eastern Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages.
		Pashto became one of the official languages of Afghanistan as late as 1936.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pashto_language (1070 words)

	Etymologie, Étymologie, Etymology - AF Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan - Sprache, Langue, Language
		ethnologue - Northeastern Kazakh - Language of AF (E3)(L1) http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=kaz
		ethnologue - Northwestern Pakhto - Language of AF (E3)(L1) http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=pbu
		ethnologue - Uzbek, Southern - Language of AF (E3)(L1) http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=uzs
	www.etymologie.info /~e/a_/af-sprach.html (2743 words)

	Etymologie, Étymologie, Etymology - PK Pakistan, Pakistan, Pakistan - Sprache, Langue, Language
		ethnologue - Bahrain - Language of PK (E3)(L1) http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=trw
		ethnologue - Coastal Balochi - Language of PK (E3)(L1) http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bcc
		ethnologue - Rural Peshawar Hindko - Language of PK (E3)(L1) http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=hnd
	www.etymologie.info /~e/p_/pk-sprach.html (4231 words)

	History of Pushto language
		The variation in spelling of the language's name (Pashto, Pukhto, etc.) stems from the different pronunciations in the various dialects of the second consonant in the word; for example, it is a retroflex [sh] in the Kandahari dialect, and a palatal fricative in the Kabuli dialect.
		In Afghanistan, Pashto is second in prestige to Dari, the Persian dialect spoken natively in the north and west.
		Classical Pashto was the object of study by British soldiers and administrators in the nineteenth century and the classical grammar in use today dates from that period.
	www.afghan-network.net /Ethnic-Groups/pashtu-history.html (976 words)

	Pashto language
		The main literature language of Afghanistan and an important tongue in Pakistan, Pashto is spoken by 25 million people, and is divided into plenty of dialects, of which southern, western and northern groups are the widest.
		Pashto is closely related to Pamir languages, with one significant phonetic feature: the retroflexive consonants t., d., n., r.
		Earlier Pashto was not used in official documents and in social and political life, but nowadays the sphere of its use is widened all the time.
	indoeuro.bizland.com /tree/iran/pashto.html (175 words)

	Wikipedia:WikiProject Languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Straughn Turkic and languages of the former USSR
		Whether the varieties of Arabic and Chinese should be called "languages" or "dialects" continues to be a highly controversial issue.
		Codex Seraphinianus by Luigi Serafini appears to be written in a constructed language which is presumably the language of the alien civilization the book describes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Languages (1052 words)

	Pashto Literature - A Quest for Identity
		The dilemma of the Pashto Literature in Pakistan is that of the Pashtoon nation and its merger in Pakistan under British Colonial Framework.
		Pashto literature developed in the womb of nationalist movement of non-violence and in a violent political culture in Pakistan.
		The decision of the NAP-JUI coalition government (1972-73) to adopt Urdu as the official language of the NEWFP came as a rude shock to the nationalists and was harshly criticized in Pashto literature.
	www.khyber.org /articles/2003/PashtoLiterature-AQu.shtml (3643 words)

	The Pakhtu/Pashto Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The study of the literary history of Pashto in the colonial period is often a neglected field.
		Pashto or the vernacular language of the majority Afghans, drew the attention of those in the services of East India Company as early as in the first half of the 19th Century.
		Until 1909, Pashto literature was confined to book pages in the form of poetry and dastan (classic literature), then Hakim Syed Abdullah Shah, editor of 'Afghan' introduced it in the columns of his newspaper and made it available for reading by general public.
	www.pakhtun.com /pakhtuBritishEmpire.htm (4885 words)

	Pashto language, alphabet and pronunciation
		Pashto is a member of the southeastern Iranian branch of Indo-Iranian languages and has about 25-30 million speakers.
		Pashto was made the national language of Afghanistan by royal decree in 1936.
		Pashto first appeared in writing during the 16th century in the form of an account of Shekh Mali's conquest of Swat.
	www.omniglot.com /writing/pashto.htm (176 words)

	Pashto Language - (CAIS)
		Pashto is an Eastern Iranian language related to Persian Dari.
		In Afghanistan, as in Central Asia and parts of India, Persian-Dari was the people's and official language untill sepration of Afghanistan by British in late 19th century, and especially since 20th century Afghan government have promoted Pashto as the national language.
		In 1923 a literary group, Da Pashtu Maraka, was formed for this purpose, followed by the Pashto academy, which conducted research in Pashto literature and culture.
	www.cais-soas.com /CAIS/languages/pashto.htm (274 words)

	Search: Pashto - FOX News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Pashto in Afghanistan (1989), 35% to 50% of the population...
		Pashto is spoken by 25 million people, and is divided into plenty of dialects, of which sou...
		Pashto is the official language of Afghanistan, spoken...
	search.foxnews.com /_1_2LFMTN90ZHNY63__info.foxnws/search/web/Pashto (541 words)

	The Pakhtu/Pashto Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The variation in spelling of the language's name (Pashto, Pukhtu, Pakhtu etc.) stems from the different pronunciations in the various dialects of the second consonant in the word; for example, it is a retroflex [sh] in the Kandahari dialect, and a palatal fricative in the Kabuli dialect.
		As the language of an Islamic people, Pushto/Pakhtu also contains a high number of borrowings from Arabic; among educated speakers, the Arabic plurals of borrowed nouns are frequently maintained.
		In Afghanistan, Pushto/Pakhtu is second in prestige to Dari, the Persian dialect spoken natively in the north and west.
	www.pakhtun.com /pakhtuLanguage.htm (990 words)

	MavicaNET - Pashto (Pushtu)
		Pashto Poetry by Hamza Baba and Abdul Ghani Khan.
		Pushtu, language belonging to the Iranian group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages.
		Language belonging to the Iranian group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages.
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/swe/1225.html (271 words)

	KryssTal : Language Families
		Languages in the same family, share many common grammatical features and many of the key words, especially older words, show their common origin.
		There is no correlation between the life of a people speaking a language and the complexity or otherwise of their language.
		The languages of southern India (in contrast to the Indo-European languages of northern India).
	www.krysstal.com /langfams.html (1095 words)

	UCLA Language Materials Project Language Profiles Page
		Indo-Iranian languages are spoken in a wide area stretching from portions of eastern Turkey and eastern Iraq to western India (see Crystal 1987 and Payne 1987).
		Two other dialects are also distinguished: Southern Pashto, spoken in Baluchistan (western Pakistan and eastern Iran) and in Kandahar, Afghanistan; Central Pashto spoken in northern Pakistan (Wazirstan).
		As the language of an Islamic people, Pushto also contains a high number of borrowings from Arabic; among educated speakers, the Arabic plurals of borrowed nouns are frequently maintained.
	www.lmp.ucla.edu /Profile.aspx?LangID=64 (1199 words)

	Language
		Language families can be divided into smaller phylogenetic units, conventionally referred to as branches of the family, because the history of a language family is often represented as a tree diagram.
		Languages that cannot be reliably classified into any family are known as language isolates.
		A language isolated in its own branch within a family, such as Greek within Indo-European, is often also called an isolate, but such cases are usually clarified.
	www.angindia.com /biographyland/biography_language.html (454 words)

	Blogit > Pashto under the British Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Pashto under the British Empire II Interest in Pashto Pashto or the vernacular language of the majority Afghans, drew the attention of those in the services of East India Company as early as in the first half of the Nineteenth Century.
		Pashto under the British Empire IV General Review of the British Period Pashto renaissance was not confined to literature and in books.
		(Pashto: Language* of the Afghans)* The literary history of Pashto in the colonial period is often overlooked.
	www.blogit.com /Blogs/Blog.aspx/pashto (471 words)

	Pashto language and culture
		Pashto is a national language of Afghanistan spoken by over half of the people; it is the language of the Taliban, who now control two-thirds of Afghanistan and who have recently taken control of the capital city of Kabul.
		Languages Spoken in Afghanistan Dari (Farsi), and Pashto are the official languages of Afghanistan.
		The History of Pashto language Pushto is one of the national languages of Afghanistan (Dari Persian is the other).
	www.lonweb.org /link-pashto.htm (1141 words)

	Pushto Language Profile
		Pushto is one of the national languages of Afghanistan (Dari Persian is the other), and the home language of Pushtuns living in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan, and many Pushtuns living in Baluchistan (Iran and Pakistan).
		Pushto is one of the East Iranian group of languages, which includes, for example, Ossete (North Ossetian, south Ossetian, Caucusus Soviet Socialist Republic) and Yaghnobi (Tajikistan).
		In Afghanistan, Pushto is second in prestige to Dari, the Persian dialect spoken natively in the north and west.
	brain.com.pk /~charsadda/pakhtun/pushtolanguage.htm (1158 words)

	Immigrants find English sometimes a third — or fourth — language on Southern Standard
		Language experts say it is a phenomenon that has gone largely unstudied.
		She cites one study by the Center for Advanced Study of Language at the University of Maryland, which works with the federal government to improve the language skills of Intelligence and Defense Department employees.
		Immigrants are primarily learning languages by immersion, bypassing established language schools such as Inlingua or Berlitz, according to language experts and immigrants.
	www.southernstandard.net /news.php?viewStory=22020 (781 words)

	ismail khattak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Pushto is one of the East Iranian group of languages, which includes, for example, Ossete (North Ossetian, south Ossetian, Caucasus Soviet Socialist Republic) and Yaghnobi (Tajikistan).
		Kabul, and Eastern Pashto spoken in northeastern Pakistan.
		ROLE IN In Afghanistan, Pushto is second in prestige to Dari, the Persian dialect spoken natively in the north and west.
	www.geocities.com /hallian8007/ismailkhattak.html (982 words)

	Ethnologue 14 report for language code:PBT
		The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
		8,000,000 all Pashto in Afghanistan (1989), 35% to 50% of the population (1996).
		There is generally an 80% lexical similarity between the northern and southern varieties of Pashto.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=PBT (116 words)

	History of Pushto language
		The first written records of Pushto are believed to date from the sixteenth century and consist of an account of Sheikh Mali's conquest of Swat.
		There is record of Pashto language since the last 1200 years and certain Encyclopedias have got the 4,000 earlier Pashtu records.
		The first Pashto poet in record is Mir wais Khan Hotaki and his wife Nazo Ana Hotaki.
	www.afghan-network.net /Culture/pashtu-history.html (1042 words)

	www.joelnews.nl
		The 6 million Southern Pashtun of southwestern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan are a tribal society made up of approximately 60 different tribes.
		The Southern Pashtun present one of the strongest challenges to the Christian church today.
		The few Southern Pashtun Christians meet secretly in groups of two or three.
	www.joelnews.org /news-en/jn402.htm (1059 words)

	Ethnologue, Languages of the World
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	www.sil.org /ethnologue/countries/Afgh.html (74 words)

	Search OLAC Archives - Pashto, Southern (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		description: Various descriptive and analytic texts regarding the Southern Pashto language, drawn from the Rosetta 1,000 Language Archive.
		description: A page from the Web edition of Ethnologue: Languages of the World (15th edition) giving basic facts about the language (including population, location, alternate names, dialects, and classification) with notes on language use and...
		StressTyp is a database containing information about word-level stress patterns of (some of) the languages of the world.
	www.language-archives.org /tools/search/?query=Pashto,+Southern (111 words)

	Pashto.org - Da Pashto Network
		Villagers in southern Afghanistan caught in the tug of war
		Jamal Ludin says Afghan soldiers beat him after a Taliban attack on a nearby army base.
		Hunt for the Taliban trio intent on destruction
	www.pashto.org (240 words)

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	davidpbrown - Welcome in southern Pashto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Help me translate this welcome into southern Pashto.
		I am sorry that I don't speak southern Pashto but thought I would say hello anyway.
		If you do speak English this site is full of some of the best poetry, writing and wisdom the English speaking world has to offer.
	davidpbrown.co.uk /babel/how-to-say-welcome.html?lang=southern+Pashto (59 words)

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