Do Pakistanis speak Dari?

Along with Pashto, Dari is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan. Dari is also spoken by a total of two and a half million people in Iran, Pakistan, and neighboring regions. Iranian Dari, however, is considered to be endangered.

Is Dari similar to Pashto?

Pashto is a different language than Dari and Farsi. Native Pashto speakers often learn Dari, but few Dari speakers have a good command of Pashto. Formal Farsi and Dari are very similar, but differences in pronunciation and the use of certain words are more noticeable when they are spoken informally.

What language do Pakistani Pashtuns speak?

The ethnic group’s native language is Pashto, an Eastern Iranian language.

Where in Afghanistan is Dari spoken?

The dialects of Dari spoken in Northern, Central, and Eastern Afghanistan, for example in Kabul, Mazar, and Badakhshan, have distinct features compared to Iranian Persian.

Do people in Afghanistan speak Pashto or Dari?

Most major cities in Afghanistan host both Pashto and Dari native speakers. Most Pashto native speakers in these cities speak Dari as a second language, but very few Dari native speakers may speak Pashto as their second language.

Do Pashtuns in Pakistan speak Hindko?

Many Pashtuns live in Abbotabad, Attock and Mansehra in which Hindko is primarily spoken (it’s even spoken in Peshawar sometimes.) Other Pashtuns may have moved to big cities like Lahore and Karachi so they may pick up the local language there too.

What is the difference between Farsi and Dari?

Farsi and Dari are two dialects of the same language, mutually intelligible in written format, but very different when spoken. Make sure you know if your audience speaks Farsi, Dari, or Tajik. Pashto is a different language than Dari and Farsi. Native Pashto speakers often learn Dari, but few Dari speakers have a good command of Pashto.

How many languages are spoken in Afghanistan?

There are 35 documented languages in Afghanistan and 62 languages in Iran. Dari and Pashto are the two official languages of Afghanistan. Dari is often spoken as a lingua franca by those whose mother tongue is one of the minority Afghan languages. Dari is also spoken in Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan and other neighboring countries.