Northern Pashto
Northern Pashto is a standard variety of the Pashto language spoken in the northern and central parts of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and central-eastern Afghanistan, comprising the Northwestern and Northeastern dialects of Pashto.
North Eastern
Northeastern Pashto, is spoken primarily in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.Yusapzai
Yusufzai/Yusapzai Pashto is the most-spoken subdialect in the Northeastern Dialect.Comparison:
| Dialects | ښ | ږ | څ | ځ | ژ |
| North Eastern | |||||
| North Western | |||||
| North Western |
Lexical Variation
Even within the Yusapzai dialect; regional lexical variation is noted; as pointed out by Dr. Muhammad Ali Kaleem:| Meaning | Mardan | Swat |
| Ring | ګتمه | ګوتۍ gwə́təi or Guta |
| Spinach | ساګ sāg | سابه sābə́ |
| Cup | پيالۍ pyālə́i | پياله pyālá |
| Puppy | کوتری kutré or Spey | کوکری kukré |
Sub-regional lexical variation
Even with regions there can be minor differences in pronunciation. Example:| Malakand District | Malakand District | Standard Pashto | Meaning |
| فپه fpa | ښپه xpa | پښه px̌a, pxa, pša, pṣ̌a | foot |
North Western
The North Western is spoken in the east and northeast Afghanistan.Phonological Variation
There is regional difference in North Western Pashto in pronunciation of words:| Meaning | Wardak | Jalalabad | Bati Kot | Maidani | |
| دوی | they | deɪ | ˈduwi | ˈduwi | ˈduwi |
| راکړه | give | ˈrɑka | ˈrɑka | ˈrɑkɽa | 'rawka |
| پوهېدل | to know | pijeˈdəl | pojeˈdəl | pojidəl | pigeˈdəl |
| شپږ | six | ʃpaʝ | ʃpag | ʃpiʒ | ʃpag |
| وريځ | cloud | wərˈjed͡z | wrez | wəˈred͡z | wrez |
| ښځه | woman | ˈçəd͡za | |||
| اوبه | water | oˈbə | uˈbə | oˈbə | oˈbə |