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Pashto, Central

A language of Pakistan

ISO 639-3pst

Population  7,920,000.
Region  Wazirstan, Bannu, Karak, southern ethnic group territories and adjacent areas.
Language map  Southern Pakistan
Alternate names   Mahsudi
Dialects  Waciri (Waziri), Bannuchi (Bannochi, Bannu). Lexical comparison and interviews indicate this is distinct from Northern [pbu] and Southern [pbt] Pashto.
Classification  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern, Pashto
A member of macrolanguage Pushto [pus] (Pakistan).
Language development  Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing system  Arabic script.
Comments  Muslim (Sunni).

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HALLBERG, Daniel G., author. 1992. Pashto, Waneci, Ormuri.  Available online

SHAH, Sayed Wiqar Ali, author. 2003. "The impact of the "Khudai Khidmatgar" movement on Pashto literature."