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Pakistan is a linguistically diverse country where over 70 languages serve as mother tongues. Most of these languages fall under the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family. While [[Urdu]] holds the status of national language, it shares official recognition with English and functions as the primary medium for communication across different ethnic communities. Several regional languages also serve as first languages for Pakistanās various ethnolinguistic groups. The [[Census of Pakistan 2023|2023]] census records languages with over a million speakers each as Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki, Urdu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui, and the Kohistani languages. The census, however, does not include data from the [[Pakistan-occupied Kashmi]] (Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir, which may affect the reported figures for Shina and Balti). Approximately 60 local languages have fewer than 10 lakh speakers. | Pakistan is a linguistically diverse country where over 70 languages serve as mother tongues. Most of these languages fall under the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family. While [[Urdu]] holds the status of national language, it shares official recognition with English and functions as the primary medium for communication across different ethnic communities. Several regional languages also serve as first languages for Pakistanās various ethnolinguistic groups. The [[Census of Pakistan 2023|2023]] census records languages with over a million speakers each as Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki, Urdu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui, and the Kohistani languages. The census, however, does not include data from the [[Pakistan-occupied Kashmi]] (Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir, which may affect the reported figures for Shina and Balti). Approximately 60 local languages have fewer than 10 lakh speakers. | ||
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| Languages of Pakistan | |
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 Dominant mother tongue in the districts of Pakistan as of the Census of Pakistan 2017 | |
| Official |
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| National | Urdu[lower-alpha 3] |
| Regional | Over 70 regional languages |
| Signed | Pakistani Sign Language |
| Keyboard layout | |
Pakistan is a linguistically diverse country where over 70 languages serve as mother tongues. Most of these languages fall under the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family. While Urdu holds the status of national language, it shares official recognition with English and functions as the primary medium for communication across different ethnic communities. Several regional languages also serve as first languages for Pakistanās various ethnolinguistic groups. The 2023 census records languages with over a million speakers each as Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki, Urdu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui, and the Kohistani languages. The census, however, does not include data from the Pakistan-occupied Kashmi (Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir, which may affect the reported figures for Shina and Balti). Approximately 60 local languages have fewer than 10 lakh speakers.
References
- ā "Article: 251 National language". Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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