Introduction to Pushtu: An Official Language of Afghanistan

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