Pashto

American  

[puhsh-toh] / ˈpʌʃ toʊ /

Also Pushto.

noun

1. an Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.

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Pashto British  

/ ˈpʌʃtəʊ /

noun

1. a language of Afghanistan and NW Pakistan, belonging to the East Iranian branch of the Indo-European family: since 1936 the official language of Afghanistan

2. a speaker of the Pashto language; a Pathan

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adjective

1. denoting or relating to this language or a speaker of it

Example Sentences

Here is a page from a U.S.-funded first-grade Pashto and math booklet created by University of Nebraska for kids in Afghanistan and Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan:

From Salon

Mr Williams told the court that video evidence showed Jahanzeb with the victim and speaking in Pashto - the official language of Afghanistan - to summon Niazal to join him.

From BBC

A medical source in the nearby city of Kandahar told BBC Pashto a local hospital had received the bodies of four people.

From BBC

"If we violate the ban, we face prison. If we comply, we face destitution," one unnamed farmer in Helmand province told BBC Pashto this summer.

From BBC

Now, the network airs programming in four languages: Persian, Mandarin, Dari and Pashto.

From Los Angeles Times