In brief
Main language: Northern Pashto. Glottolog classifies it in the Indo-European family.
Languages and their lineage
Northern Pashto
- Indo-Europeanindo1319
- Classical Indo-Europeanclas1257
- Indo-Iranianindo1320
- Iranian-Nuristaniiran1271
- Iranianiran1269
- Pashtopash1269
- Nuclear Pashtonucl1276
- Northern Pashtonort2646
Southern Pashto
- Indo-Europeanindo1319
- Classical Indo-Europeanclas1257
- Indo-Iranianindo1320
- Iranian-Nuristaniiran1271
- Iranianiran1269
- Pashtopash1269
- Nuclear Pashtonucl1276
- Southern Pashtosout2649
Central Pashto
- Indo-Europeanindo1319
- Classical Indo-Europeanclas1257
- Indo-Iranianindo1320
- Iranian-Nuristaniiran1271
- Iranianiran1269
- Pashtopash1269
- Nuclear Pashtonucl1276
- Central Pashtocent1973
People-to-language links: Wikidata (properties P103 and P2936), checked against ISO 639-3 codes. Language classification: Glottolog 5.3.
Sources
- Hammarström H., Forkel R., Haspelmath M., Bank S. (2026). Glottolog 5.3. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. glottolog.org (CC BY 4.0)