Pashto, Central
A language of Pakistan
| Population | 7,920,000. |
| Region | Wazirstan, Bannu, Karak, southern ethnic group territories and adjacent areas. |
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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. 1992. Pashto, Waneci, Ormuri.
Shah, Sayed Wiqar Ali. 2003. "The impact of the "Khudai Khidmatgar" movement on Pashto literature."
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