Introduction to Pushtu: An Official Language of Afghanistan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780781809399)

Pushtu (also known as Pashto or Pushto) is one of the official languages of Afghanistan, and is also spoken in parts of northwestern Pakistan. It belongs to the Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European languages and is spoken by about 21 million people. Introduction to Pushtu is designed to provide the student with a knowledge of Pushtu as it is spoken by native speakers. All Pushtu terms are presented both in Pushtu script and in Romanized script for English speakers. Chapters cover: * Reading and writing exercises * Rules of syntax * Parts of speech * Regular and irregular verbs * Common idiomatic sentences

Author: Qazi Rahimullah Khan
ISBN-10: 0781809398
ISBN-13: 9780781809399
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2002
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.83h x 5.24w x 0.76d