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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Pakistan is a multilingual country with dozens of languages spoken as first languages.<br> | Pakistan is a multilingual country with dozens of languages spoken as first languages.<br> | ||
'''Urdu''' is the national language and the lingua franca of Pakistan and shares official status with '''English'''.<br> | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu '''Urdu'''] is the national language and the lingua franca of Pakistan and shares official status with '''English'''.<br> | ||
It is the preferred and predominant language used for inter-communication between different ethnic groups.<br> | It is the preferred and predominant language used for inter-communication between different ethnic groups.<br> | ||
Languages with more than a million speakers consist of: <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Pakistan," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Pakistan, accessed 22 May 2023.</ref><br> | Languages with more than a million speakers consist of: <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Pakistan," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Pakistan, accessed 22 May 2023.</ref><br> | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_language '''Punjabi'''] - 38.78% | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_language '''Punjabi'''] - 38.78% | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashto '''Pashto'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashto '''Pashto'''] - 18.24% | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindhi_language '''Sindhi'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindhi_language '''Sindhi'''] - 14.57% | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraiki_language '''Saraiki'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraiki_language '''Saraiki'''] - 12.19% | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu '''Urdu'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu '''Urdu'''] - 7.08% | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochi_language '''Balochi'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochi_language '''Balochi'''] - 3.02% | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindko '''Hindko'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindko '''Hindko'''] - 2.24% | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahari-Pothwari '''Pahari-Pothwari'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahari-Pothwari '''Pahari-Pothwari'''] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahui_language '''Brahui'''] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahui_language '''Brahui'''] | ||
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==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
'''Urdu''' | |||
'''Punjabi''' | |||
'''Pashto''' | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
'''Urdu''' | |||
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/urdu.htm Urdu Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)] | |||
*[http://mylanguages.org/learn_urdu.php Urdu grammar and language basics (MyLanguages)] | |||
'''Punjabi''' | |||
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/punjabi.htm Punjabi Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)] | |||
'''Pashto''' | |||
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/pashto.htm Pashto Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)] | |||
*[http://mylanguages.org/learn_pashto.php Pashto grammar and language basics (MyLanguages)] | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
'''Urdu''' | |||
*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/urdu_dictionary.htm Urdu dictionary (Lexilogos)] | |||
*[https://www.urduword.com/ English-Urdu Dictionary and Lessons (UrduWord)] | |||
*[https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/urdu/ Urdu (MustGo)] | |||
'''Punjabi''' | |||
*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/panjabi_dictionary.htm Punjabi dictionary (Lexilogos)] | |||
'''Pashto''' | |||
*[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/pashto_dictionary.htm Pashto dictionary (Lexilogos)] | |||
*[https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/pashto/ Pashto (MustGo)] | |||
== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
'''List of Languages''' | '''List of Languages''' | ||