Knowra Pashto Pashto Pashto is an Iranian language spoken chiefly by Pashtuns in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It has several major dialect groups and is written in a modified Perso-Arabic script.
Iranian languages : A branch of the Indo-Iranian languages spoken mainly across Iran, Afghanistan, and parts of Central and South Asia. Pashto belongs to this branch, alongside languages such as Persian and Kurdish.
Pashto literature : Written and oral literary works composed in Pashto, including poetry, prose, and storytelling. Pashto poetry and storytelling have long carried cultural and historical memory.
Avestan : An ancient Iranian language preserved in the texts of Zoroastrianism. Avestan provides a comparison point for studying the history of Iranian languages, not a direct ancestor of Pashto.
Khushal Khan Khattak : A seventeenth-century Pashtun leader and poet whose writings became central to Pashto literature. His poetry helped establish a lasting literary tradition in Pashto.
Eastern Iranian languages : A subgroup of Iranian languages that includes Pashto, Ossetian, and several languages of Central Asia. This subgroup places Pashto within the Iranian language family.
Pashto poetry : Poetry composed in Pashto, encompassing classical forms, folk verse, and modern writing. Poetry is a prominent medium of Pashto expression, from folk songs to written verse.
Pashto etymology : The study of the origins and historical development of Pashto words. Loanwords and inherited vocabulary trace Pashto's contact with neighboring languages.
Rahman Baba : A seventeenth-century Pashtun Sufi poet, celebrated for poems written in Pashto. His accessible mystical verse remains among the best-known works in Pashto.
Pashto alphabet : The modified Perso-Arabic script used to write Pashto, with additional letters for sounds absent from Arabic and Persian. Its extra letters represent consonants characteristic of Pashto.
Pashto media : Radio, television, print, and digital publishing produced in or for Pashto-speaking audiences. Broadcasting and online media connect Pashto speakers across national borders.
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