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Pashto

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Pash·to  (psht) also Push·tu (psht)
n.
An Iranian language that is the principal vernacular language of Afghanistan and parts of western Pakistan. Also called Afghan.

[Persian pashtu, from Pashto pato, perhaps ultimately from Iranian *parswa-, border, border people.]

Pashto, Pushto [ˈpʌʃtəʊ], Pushtu
n
1. (Linguistics / Languages) a language of Afghanistan and NW Pakistan, belonging to the East Iranian branch of the Indo-European family: since 1936 the official language of Afghanistan
2. (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) pl -to, -tos -tu, -tus a speaker of the Pashto language; a Pathan
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) denoting or relating to this language or a speaker of it
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Noun1.Pashto - an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan
Iranian language, Iranian - the modern Persian language spoken in Iran
Jirga - a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police"


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Pashto is often called the language of Pathans, also known by the ethnic names of Pakhtuns and Pastuns Pashto is the national language of Afghanistan Pashto is often called the language of Pathans, also known by the ethnic names of Pakhtuns and Pastuns.
 
 
 
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