Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Digital Libraries​

• Forvo Pronunciation Dictionary
  Crowdsourced guide to pronouncing words
• Digital Dictionaries of South Asia
  Includes remarks on origins of the language
• Pashto-English Dictionary
• Pashto-English Dictionary
  Indiana University full-screen online dictionary
• Pashto-English Dictionary

Grammar

• iLanguage.org
  Overview of important grammar rules
• Pashto: A Reference Grammar (PDF)
  Center for Applied Linguistics survey of use and grammar of Pashto language

Vocabulary

• Master Any Language
  Compilation of introductor Pashto material
• WikiTravel
  Comprehensive Pashto phrasebook
• Multimedia "dictionary"
  Indiana University multimedia dictionary with vocab tests
• Memrise: Pashto words
  Series of beginner-intermediate words and phrases 
• Language Survival Guide: Afghan Pashto
• Language Survival Guide: Pakistan Pashto

Reading & Writing

• Khpala Pashto
  Introduction to language and alphabet
• Khyber.org
  Jokes, proverbs, stories, and poetry
• Beshik Cradle
  Indiana University elementary textbook

Listening & Speaking

• Omniglot
  Useful phrases with mp3s of pronunciation
• Learn Pashto: Phrases and Questions
  YouTube video teaching pronunciation of useful prhases and questions

Online Course Materials

• Polymath.org
  Introductory Pashtu lessons
• Phrase booklet (PDF)
  13 reading lessons in Pashto
• AML Pashto
  Comprehensive language tutorial podcast

News & Media

• Pashtovoa
  News in Pashto
• Learn Pashto
  Youtube series of short videos to learn Pashto
• BBC Pashto

Arts, Films & Music

• UCLA Language Materials Project
  Introduction to Pashto language and culture
• Khyber
  Collection of music and other media
• Shamshad TV

The UI Main Library Film Collection

The UI Main Library offers extensive media collections in various languages. To find films, please visit the UI Main Library website and follow these steps:

1. Select "advanced search"
2. Scroll down to "Limit Search to:"
3. Choose your specific language and
4. Choose "Video-all" for "format."

Language Media Center (LMC)

Current ALLNet Holdings in the Language Media Center by Language

For more language-related holdings, please also check the Language Media Center Catalog.

To borrow materials from the Language Media Center, please contact the LMC, 120 Phillips Hall.

Iowa City Public Library Catalog

The Iowa City Public Library holds materials for several less commonly taught languages. Please check the catalog by typing the name of your language.

International Writing Program (IWP) Writers

To view a biography and/or writing sample of each participant, please visit the IWP's website and find the participant via the search function.

Contact

For more information on how to become an ALLNet tutor, or if you are a UI faculty/staff member or student who wishes to study critical or less commonly taught languages, please contact allnet@uiowa.edu