Language

Southern Pashto

Southern Pashto is a language in the Indo-European family spoken in 15 countries.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Southern Pashto

Portions of Scripture are reported in Southern Pashto.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Southern Pashto is spoken

  • Afghanistan
  • Belgium
  • Germany
  • Iran
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Pakistan
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tajikistan
  • Türkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom

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About Southern Pashto

Part of
Pushto (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
pbt
Glottocode
sout2649
Also known as
Pashto, Southern · Pashto, Southern: Southeastern

Dialects and varieties 6

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Southern Pashto as a whole.

  • Kandahar PashtoNo known Scripture
  • Pashtu: BaluchiNo known Scripture
  • Pashtu: KabuliNo known Scripture
  • Quetta PashtoNo known Scripture
  • Southeastern PashtoNo known Scripture
  • Southwestern PashtoNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.