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PACHTOU [3 records]

Record 1 2014-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
OBS

Language spoken in Afghanistan.

OBS

Afghani: this is an unoffical historical name for the Pashto spoken in Afghanistan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
OBS

Langue parlée en Afghanistan.

Key term(s)
  • pachtou
  • pachto du Sud
  • pashto du Sud

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

Sunnite people from Iranian origin, who live in Afghanistan and Pakistan where they are called "Pathan."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Ethnie composée de sunnites iranisés se retrouvant en Afghanistan et au Pakistan où ils sont appelés «Pathans».

Spanish

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Record 3 1989-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
OBS

Langue indo-européenne du groupe iranien oriental, parlée par les Pachtous. (On écrit aussi Pouchtou; synonyme de Afghan).

Spanish

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