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:
Dialectsښږڅځژ
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:
MeaningMardanSwat
Ringګتمه
ګوتۍ
gwə́təi
or Guta
Spinachساګ
sāg
سابه
sābə́
Cupپيالۍ
pyālə́i
پياله
pyālá
Puppyکوتری
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 PashtoMeaning
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:
MeaningWardakJalalabadBati KotMaidani
دویtheydeɪˈduwiˈduwiˈduwi
راکړهgive ˈrɑkaˈrɑkaˈrɑkɽa'rawka
پوهېدلto know pijeˈdəlpojeˈdəlpojidəlpigeˈdəl
شپږsixʃpaʝʃpagʃpiʒʃpag
وريځcloudwərˈjed͡zwrezwəˈred͡zwrez
ښځهwomanˈçəd͡za
اوبهwateroˈbəuˈbəoˈbəoˈbə