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Pashto vs Persian (Farsi)
Pashto and Persian (Farsi) sit in the same corner of the writing-system map — Grafle's Arabic Script group — and players mix them up constantly. Here's the fastest way to tell them apart.
The tell
Pashto adds ringed/dotted letters (ټ ډ ښ) on top of the Persian set — rings mean Pashto.
Side by side
Pashto
ټول انسانان آزاد او په حقوقو کې سره برابر زېږیدلي دي.
سلام، څنګه یې؟
د پښتو ژبه ډېره ښکلې ده.
Pashto's own tells
- Letters with little rings and below-dots: ټ ډ ړ ښ ږ څ — circles attached to letters mean Pashto.
On signs in:
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
Persian (Farsi)
همه انسانها آزاد و برابر به دنیا میآیند و زندگی حق همه است.
سلام، حال شما چطور است؟
تهران پایتخت ایران است.
Persian (Farsi)'s own tells
- Has the four extra letters پ چ ژ گ that Arabic lacks.
- Word-final ی without dots, and no constant ال articles.
On signs in:
- Iran
- Afghanistan