Pashto, Northern

• Alternate names: Pakhto, Pashtu, Pushto, Yousafzai Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto Also: in Afghanistan -- Afghan, Eastern Afghan Pashto, Northwestern Pakhto, Pakhtoo, Pakhtu, Paktu, Sharqi; in United Arab Emirates -- Pakhtoo, Pashtu, Passtoo, Pushto, Pusto
• Scriptures published: Bible (1895) New Testament (1818--1991) Portions (1824--1989)
• Literacy: Literacy rate in second language: Low. Taught in primary schools
• Primary country: Pakistan
• Region: Afghanistan border, most of NWFP, Yusufzai, and Peshawar
• Also used in: Afghanistan, Canada, India, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
• Religion: Muslim (Sunni), Muslim (Shi'a)
• Number of users: 11,430,000 (9,590,000; 1,700,000; 100,000)

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Pashto, Northern
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Pashto, Northern on the web
• Joshua Project: Pashto, Northern — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Pashto, Northern — detailed linguistic information.