język: Languages of Pakistan

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Pakistan is a multilingual country with over 70 languages spoken as first languages. The majority of Pakistan's languages belong to the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family. Urdu is the national language and the lingua franca of Pakistan, and while sharing official status with English, it is the preferred and dominant language used for inter-communication between different ethnic groups. Numerous regional languages are spoken as first languages by Pakistan's various ethnolinguistic groups. According to the 2023 census, languages with more than a million speakers each include Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki, Urdu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui and the Kohistani languages. The c…

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Pakistan is an ethnically and linguistically diverse country. The major Pakistani ethnolinguistic groups include Punjabis, Pashtuns, Sindhis, Saraikis, Muhajirs, Hindkowans, Baloch, Brahuis. as well as Shinas, Baltis, Kashmiris, Paharis, Kho, Indus Kohistanis, Torwalis, Gawris, Hazaras, Burusho, Wakhis, Kalash, Siddis, Meos, Nuristanis, Pamiris and various other smaller minorities.

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DETERMINING THE STATUS AND USE OF LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN PAKISTAN

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English is the most widely spoken and de facto official language of the United Kingdom. A number of regional and migrant languages are also spoken. Indigenous Indo-European regional languages include both Celtic languages and Germanic languages. The main Celtic languages are grouped into Goidelic, which includes Irish and Scottish Gaelic; and the surviving Western Brittonic language, Welsh. Close relatives of English in the West Germanic language group include Scots and Ulster Scots. There are many non-native languages spoken by immigrants and their descendents, including Polish, Hindi, and Urdu. British Sign Language is sometimes used as well as liturgical and hobby languages such as Latin…

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The Kohistani languages are a group of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Dardic group spoken in the Kohistan region of Pakistan, and surrounding areas. Most of the languages are severely endangered or nearly extinct, while Indus Kohistani, Gawri and Torwali are comparatively more widely spoken.

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South Asia is home to several hundred languages, spanning the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It is home to the third most spoken language in the world, Hindi–Urdu; the seventh most spoken language, Bengali; and thirteenth most spoken language, Punjabi. Languages like Bengali, Tamil and Nepali have official/national status in more than one country of this region. The languages in the region mostly comprise Indo-Iranic and Dravidian languages, and further members of other language families like Austroasiatic, and Tibeto-Burman languages.

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Pakistani English (also known as Paklish or Pinglish) is a group of English-language varieties spoken in Pakistan and among the Pakistani diaspora. English is the primary language used by the government of Pakistan, alongside Urdu, on the national level. While being spoken natively by only a small percentage of the population, it is the primary language used in education, commerce, administration, and the legal and judicial systems. It was first recognised as a distinct variety of South Asian English and designated in the 1970s and 1980s. Pakistani English is slightly different from British English, from which it is derived, in respect to vocabulary, accent, and other features.