What are the 74 languages spoken in Pakistan?
Urdu is Pakistan’s national language. It is also proposed to be the co-official language along with English. The country also has several regional languages, including Punjabi, Saraiki, Pashto, Sindhi, Balochi, Gujari, Kashmiri, Hindko, Brahui, Shina, Balti, Khowar, Dhatki, Haryanvi, Marwari, Wakhi and Burushaski.
Which languages are dying in Pakistan?
Some endangered Pakistani languages
- Aer. It is a language spoken in the rural areas of Sindh, notably Hyderabad, Kot Ghulam Muhammad and Kunri.
- Gowro. Classified as an Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan language, Gowro is spoken in Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Sansi.
How many languages can be spoken in Pakistan?
There are between 70 and 80 languages spoken in Pakistan. Urdu is the national language and one of two official languages. English is the other official language.
What is language situation of Pakistan?
Pakistan is a multilingual country. Its national language, Urdu, is the mother tongue of only 7.57 per cent of the population though it is very widely used in the urban areas of the country. Pakistan’s official language is still English as it was when the British ruled the country as part of British India.
Is Sindhi a dying language?
Sindhi is one such language on the endangered list, especially in India. Geographically Sindhi belongs to Sindh, which is a part of Pakistan. But it is spoken by a sizable number of people in India too, where it has been granted recognition under the Constitution of India.
Is Hindko a dying language?
Hindko – literally ‘the language of India’ – is one of 72 tongues spoken by Pakistan’s 200m people, but it one of 10 classified as in trouble or in danger of extinction.
Does everyone in Pakistan speak Urdu?
Urdu is not only the official language of Pakistan but also the national language of the country. However, only about 8% of Pakistanis speak Urdu as their first language. However, a vast section of the population speaks it as their second language.
What languages are spoken in Pakistan?
Pakistan has many dozens of languages spoken as first languages. Five languages have more than 10 million speakers each – Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki and Urdu. Almost all of Pakistan’s languages belong to the Indo-Iranian group of the Indo-European language family . Urdu is Pakistan’s national language.
How many people speak Urdu in Pakistan?
Urdu is not only the official language of Pakistan but also the national language of the country. However, only about 8% of Pakistanis speak Urdu as their first language. However, a vast section of the population speaks it as their second language.
How many people speak Pashto in Pakistan?
Pashto, the official language of neighboring Afghanistan, also has a significant number of speakers in Pakistan. This language of Pakistan is spoken by over 15.42% of the entire population of the country.
How many people in Pakistan speak Kashmiri?
The current estimate is nearly 600,000 people. Kashmiri (كأشُر) is a Dardic language spoken in Azad Kashmir, about 124,000 speakers (or 2% of the Azad Kashmir population). The Balti language ( སྦལ་ཏི་ སྐ་ད།) is the only Sino-Tibetan language in Pakistan. It is spoken in the Baltistan region of Pakistan and Kargil region of India.