Official Languages

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Languages spoken here

Afghan Sign Language (secondary) · Gawar-Bati (secondary) · Sindhi (secondary) · Turkish (secondary) · Turkmen (secondary) · Urdu (secondary) · Urdu (Latin translit.) (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

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Afghanistan

Peoples

Largest first.

People	Population	Language	Religion
Afghan, Tajik	12754000	Dari	Islam
Pashtun, Southern	9083000	Pashto, Southern	Islam
Pashtun, Northern	4714000	Pashto, Northern	Islam
Pashtun, Southeast	4279000	Pashto, Southern	Islam
Hazara	3872000	Hazaragi	Islam
Uzbek, Southern	3840000	Uzbek, Southern	Islam
Aimaq	1845000	Aimaq	Islam
Turkmen	1227000	Turkmen	Islam
Persian	767000	Persian, Iranian	Islam
Baloch, Western	409000	Balochi, Western	Islam
Brahui	373000	Brahui	Islam
Qazilbash	346000	Dari	Islam
Deaf	195000	Afghan Sign Language	Unknown
Pashayi, Southeast	183000	Pashai, Southeast	Islam
Nuristani, Narisati	167000	Kateviri	Islam
Pashayi, Southwest	102000	Pashai, Southwest	Islam
Pashayi, Northwest	71000	Pashai, Northwest	Islam
Pashayi, Northeast	55000	Pashai, Northeast	Islam
Nuristani, Ashkuni	55000	Ashkun	Islam
Pashayi	54000	Kohistani, Indus	Islam
Shughni	52000	Shughni	Islam
Narisati, Arandui	45000	Gawar-Bati	Islam
Punjabi, Western	43000	Punjabi, Western	Islam
Nuristani, Waigeli	36000	Waigali	Islam
Nuristani, Kamviri	31000	Komviri	Islam
Sindhi	28000	Sindhi	Islam
Khik (Wakhi)	24000	Wakhi	Islam
Gujar (Muslim traditions)	21000	Gujari	Islam
Tangshuri	19000	Dari	Islam
Darwazi, Badakhshani	19000	Dari	Islam
Afshari	17000	Azerbaijani, South	Islam
Azerbaijani	15000	Azerbaijani, North	Islam
Nuristani, Grangali	12000	Grangali	Islam
Kalash (Chitrali)	12000	Khowar	Islam
Parachi	12000	Parachi	Islam
Turk	12000	Turkish	Islam
Nuristani, Prasuni	11000	Prasuni	Islam
Warduji	9300	Dari	Islam
Munji	8000	Munji	Islam
Bania (Muslim traditions)	7500	Urdu	Islam
Punjabi	6900	Punjabi, Eastern	Islam
Tirahi	6600	Pashto, Southern	Islam
Sau	5600	Savi	Islam
Arab, Tajiki	5200	Arabic, Tajiki	Islam
Nuristani, Tregami	4900	Tregami	Islam
Pahlavani	4300	Dari	Islam
Wotapuri-Katarqalai	4000	Pashto, Northern	Islam
Nuristani, Malakhel	3700	Dari	Islam
Ormuri	3700	Pashto, Southern	Islam
Karakalpak	3700	Karakalpak	Islam

Languages

45 languages recorded here.

Afghan Sign Language

Aimaq

Arabic, Tajiki

Ashkun

Azerbaijani, North

Azerbaijani, South

Balochi, Western

Brahui

Dari

Gawar-Bati

Gawri

Grangali

Gujari

Hazaragi

Ishkashimi

Karakalpak

Kateviri

Khowar

Kohistani, Indus

Komviri

Munji

Parachi

Parya

Pashai, Northeast

Pashai, Northwest

Pashai, Southeast

Pashai, Southwest

Pashto, Northern

Pashto, Southern

Persian, Iranian

Prasuni

Punjabi, Eastern

Punjabi, Western

Sanglechi

Savi

Shughni

Shumashti

Sindhi

Tregami

Turkish

Turkmen

Urdu

Uzbek, Southern

Waigali

Wakhi

All catalogue fields

156 fields recorded

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harvest_countrynamekoreanshort: 아프가니스탄
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harvest_editname: BM
harvest_editdate: 09/12/02 00:00:00