A Brief Review of the Phonetic and Phonological Sounds of Pashto Language

Abstract

Pashto has a rich and systematic sound structure. The sounds of Pashto are divided into four main categories: Vowels, Consonants, Semi vowels And Dipthongs: Vowels are produced without obstruction of airflows, while consonants are produced with partial or complete obstruction. Pashto vowels include short, longs and a central vowel, which play an important role in meaning distinction. Pashto consonants include voiced and vocals sounds, as well as aspirated and unaspirated forms. These sounds help formwords and distinguish meaning in Pashto, making the sound system an essential part of the language.