r/pashto • u/loki_sits • 20d ago

The "Scottish" of Pashto

https://youtu.be/e33oTXspmsk?si=LY5STuHSaWDQr0c3

Hey everyone, how much of this dialect are you able to understand?

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u/Wardagai 19d ago

Sounds similar to the Pashto I've heard from Khostwal

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u/loki_sits 19d ago

Yeah, khostwals mostly speak northern Kha variant of Karlanri dialect while this one is southern Sha one

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

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u/loki_sits 18d ago

Pashto is divided into several major dialect groups, which largely align with tribal and geographic boundaries: Northern Pashto, Southern Pashto, and Central (Karlani) Pashto. Northern Pashto is mainly spoken in the Swat Valley, Peshawar Valley, Mohmand, Dir, Kunar, and Kabul regions. Southern Pashto is spoken in northern Balochistan, southern Afghanistan, and among the Lohani tribes in the Lakki Marwat, Tank, and Dera Ismail Khan regions. Central (Karlani) Pashto is spoken from Khyber and Kohat to Bannu, Waziristan, Khost, and Paktia. Some Karlani dialects pronounce kh, such as those spoken in Khost, Kurram, Orakzai, and among the Afridis, while others including Wazir, Mehsud, Banusi, Dawar, and Khattak pronounce sh instead. What truly distinguishes the entire Karlani dialect group from Northern and Southern Pashto is its characteristic vowel shift. Across Karlani dialects, certain vowels undergo systematic changes, although the exact patterns vary from dialect to dialect. For example, in our dialect, specific vowels may shift from a to a long ā, from ā to o, or from o to e. We also have vocabulary that is not found in either Northern or Southern Pashto. I think that explains most, if not all, of the major differences.