afghanistan what do they speak
Article 16 of the 2004 Afghan Constitution states that The Turkic languages (Uzbek and Turkmen), Balochi, Pashayi, Nuristani and Pamiri (alsana) are – in addition to Pashto and Dari – the third official language in areas where the majority speaks them. Dari and Pashto are the two most common languages in Kabul. Africa is not one single country with one single language!    A few examples are:    Swahili, … Sango, Swazi, Chichewa, Somali, Africaans, Zulu, Venda,  Tsonga. Malagasy, Amharic, Ndebele, Kinyarwanda as well as English,  French and Portugese    The most widely used language in Africa is Arabic. Language policy [edit]. Pashto and Dari are the official languages of Afghanistan. In 1980, other regional languages were granted official status in the regions where they are the language of the majority. Afghanistan is a multilingual country in which two languages – Pashto and Dari – are both official and most widely spoken. Dari is the official name of the Persian language in Afghanistan, it is often referred to as the Afghan Persian. Both Pashto and Persian are Indo-European languages from the Iranian languages sub-family. A Look at the Languages Spoken in Afghanistan. Pashto and Dari (Afghan Persian/Farsi) are the official languages of Afghanistan. Pashto was declared the National Language of the country during the beginning of Zahir Shah's reign, however, Dari has always been used for business and government transactions. Both belong to the Indo-European group of languages. Turkic languages (Uzbek and Turkmen) are spoken by about 11 percent of the population. There are also numerous other languages spoken in the country (Baluchi, Pashai, Nuristani, etc.), and bilingualism is very common. Both Pashto and Dari are written primarily with the Arabic alphabet, however, there are some modifications. There are 4 official languages in Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Romansh. Different languages are spoken in different parts of the country. Its located in East Afghanistan its also the capital city of Afghanistan and the best place in the world and its where I have come from.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabu … l. Arabic is mainly spoken in the Middle East, and there are different dialects. Egyptian Arabic is different, but not much, from Arabic spoken in Saudi Arabia. Even in mostly Ar … abic speaking counties in the Middle East and North Africa, the dialect, and accent differs.
Pashto and Dari