Native Name: Pashto پښتو (also known as Afghani)
Number of Speakers: between 20 to 50 million
Official language of: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Script used: Pashto Alphabet (Arabic variation)
Sample of Pashto
Pashto translation typesetting sample by Adelphi Translations Ltd
Pashto translations typesetting sample by Adelphi Translations Ltd
Pashto was made the national language of Afghanistan by royal decree in 1936. Today both Dari and Pashto are official languages in that country. The Pashto spelling system has been revised since that period. The language has two main dialects: a softer dialect spoken in the south, and a harder dialect in the north.
Pashto is written with a version of the Arabic script consisting of an alphabet of 45 letters plus 4 diacritic marks. Pashto first appeared in writing during the 16th century in the form of an account of Shekh Mali’s conquest of Swat. It There are two standard written forms. One is based on the dialect of Kandahar, the other on the dialect of Peshawar.
Pashto Translations, Typesetting, Websites, Voice-Overs and Subtitles
Adelphi Translations Ltd. translate Pashto to English and English to Pashto. We also produce voice recordings and subtitles for video in Pashto as well as translation and localization of web sites into Pashto. We are based in Sheffield, UK and handle language projects for local clients in commercial centres such as Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and London but also have many International clients from around the world.
