This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Pashto. It is now in a very early stage of development, so some changes may occur to it in the future as the creator see fit. For any questions please use the email link below.

Pəŝto lâtîn alifbe/پښتو لاتين الفبې‎
The Pashto Latin alphabet

Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)

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Latin letter

 Arabic letter

IPA

1

A a

 اَ [a]
2 Â â آ

[ɑ]

3

 Ə ə اٙ [ə]

4

B b

 ب

[b]

5

 C c څ‎ [t͡s]/[s]
6

Č č

 چ

[t͡ʃ]

7

D d

 د ,ض

[d̪]

8

 Ḍ ḍ ډ‎ [ɖ]

9

E e

 ې

[e]

10

F f

 ف

[f]/[p]

11

G g

 ګ

[g]

12

Ǧ ǧ

 غ

[ɣ]

13

H h

 ھ ,ح

[h]

14

I i

 اِ [i]

15

 Î î ى

[i]

16

J j

 ځ

[d͡z]/[z]
17 J̌ ǰ ج [d͡ʒ]

18

K k

 ک

[k]
19

L l

 ل

[l]

20

M m

 م

[m]

21

N n

 ن

[n]

22

 Ṇ ṇ ڼ‎ [ɳ]
23

O o

 و‎

[o]
24

P p

 پ

[p]

25

Q q

 ق

[q]/[k]

26

R r

 ر

[r]

27

 Ṛ ṛ ړ‎ [ɻ]

28

S s

 س, ث, ص

[s]

29

Š š

 ش

[ʃ]
30 Ŝ ŝ ښ‎ [ʂ](S)/[ç](C)/[x](N)
31

T t

 ت, ط

[t̪]
32 Ṭ ṭ ټ‎ [ʈ]
33

U u

 اُ

[u]
34 Û û و

[u]
35

W w

 و

[w]
36

X x

 خ

[x]
37

Y y

 ي

[j]
38

Z z

 ز, ذ, ض, ظ

[z]
39

Ž ž

 ژ

[ʒ]
40 Ẑ ẑ ږ‎ [ʐ](S)/[ʝ](C)/[ɡ](N)
41 ʔ ʔ ع, ا [ʔ]

Text example
 First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Də bašar ṭol afrâd âzâd naṛəy tâ râjî au də xaysiyat au xuqûqo lâ palwâ sarâ barâbar dî. Ṭol də ʔaqəl au wijdân xâwandân dî au yo lâ bal sarâ də warorəy pâ rûhiye sarâ bâyad čaland kəṛî.

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