Which area/tribe has the purest pashto?

[toughpashtun]

Nowadays, sadly us Pashtuns are speaking Pashto with a lot of Urdu,English and Persian words in it.However,I have observed that the Afghan Pashtuns tend to speak purer Pashto as compared to Pakistani Pashtuns.

My question is : In Pakistan , the Pashtuns of which area/tribe speak the most pure Pashto?

BY PURE I MEAN THAT IT SHOULD BE FREE FROM WORDS OF OTHER LANGUAGES SUCH AS ENGLISH,URDU/HINDI AND PERSIAN.

[kunatawar]

peshawar, especially middle upper class peshawaris

[Kakar-Wardak]

Fata, quetta, zhob, paktia, dir etc etc.

Any place with low literacy rates, paki education system is to blame for urdu and English loanwords amongst urban pashtuns, pashtuns need to fight to make Pashto language compulsory in Pashto speaking areas.

[Kakar-Wardak]

Can Peshawaries stop saying rotai for dodai, why *******ise the simplest of words?

[Shamlawar Khurasani]

Loy Paktia. Whoever says otherwise should be shot in the face with buckshot.

[Samandri]

I agree with Kakar-wardak, any remote area with low literacy rate

[Samandri]

Can Peshawaries stop saying rotai for dodai, why *******ise the simplest of words?

We use word "marrai" for bread

[toughpashtun]

I have posted this before, but I" say it again:
I do not know how the ordinary Pashtun people of Quetta,Zhob and Balochistan speak, but , I have watched a few pashto dramas based in Quetta, and , man, they use A LOT of English and Urdu words, much more than what I have heard from various Pashtun tribes in KPK.
For example, in the Quetta drama , they referred to ' tree' as ' drakhta'.
'Drakhta' is derived from the Urdu word 'drakht'.

Secondly, instead of using "kho" for the word "but" , they tend to use "lekin" and "magar" , both Urdu words.Not all the time , but a lot.

Many English words and phrases are also used, noticably much more than what you would see in pashto dramas based in KPK.

I hope someone will tell me that the ordinary people in Quetta/balochistan do not use these words and rather speak pure pashto.

[toughpashtun]

peshawar, especially middle upper class peshawaris

Many Pashtuns , even on other threads on this forum , blame Peshawaris for using alot of Urdu words.
I however, do not agree with them. As far as my observation goes , Peshawaris speak decent Pashto, and I don't think they use more Urdu/English words than the surrounding areas of Charsadda, Nowshera ,Mardan etc.

[toughpashtun]

Loy Paktia. Whoever says otherwise should be shot in the face with buckshot.

Seriously?Please elaborate. I mean, on the loya paktia part , not the shooting in face part.

[Samandri]

I do not know how the ordinary Pashtun people of Quetta,Zhob and Balochistan speak, but , I have watched a few pashto dramas based in Quetta, and , man, they use A LOT of English and Urdu words, much more than what I have heard from various Pashtun tribes in KPK.
For example, in the Quetta drama , they referred to ' tree' as ' drakhta'.
'Drakhta' is derived from the Urdu word 'drakht'.

Secondly, instead of using "kho" for the word "but" , they tend to use "lekin" and "magar" , both Urdu words.Not all the time , but a lot.
.

These are characteristics of Kandahari dialect , they use "drakht" instead of "wana" or "botay" .........The Pashto of Zhob (that of Sheranis, MandoKhels, Kakars etc) is very different from Quetta when it comes to vocabulary and accent. Moreover Quetta is an urban center with mostly non-indigenous population....about "magar" and "lekin", its used in Pashto of Afghanistan (in both soft and hard dialects).....watch the Tv shows of Afghanistan, you will listen "magar" and "lekin"

Pashto in our parts dont use "lekin" and "magar"

[toughpashtun]

These are characteristics of Kandahari dialect , they use "drakht" instead of "wana" or "botay" .........The Pashto of Zhob (that of Sheranis, MandoKhels, Kakars etc) is very different from Quetta when it comes to vocabulary and accent. Moreover Quetta is an urban center with mostly non-indigenous population....about "magar" and "lekin", its used in Pashto of Afghanistan (in both soft and hard dialects).....watch the Tv shows of Afghanistan, you will listen "magar" and "lekin"

Pashto in our parts dont use "lekin" and "magar"

Thats nice to hear.
But hey, what about the fact that there is too much emphasis on English words?
Do you think that takes place only in drama, and that in real life Pashtuns of Balochistan do not use English words in Pashto?

[torkham]

Thats nice to hear.
But hey, what about the fact that there is too much emphasis on English words?
Do you think that takes place only in drama, and that in real life Pashtuns of Balochistan do not use English words in Pashto?

Kandahar Pashto indeed has drakhta for tree, seeb for apple khirkai for window. Clearly there is Farsi loan words. It would be interesting if someone elaborate on etymology of these words.
To me saeeb drakht common to Punjabi/Urdu/farsi, khiRkai is used in urdu/Hindi.

As for queta-wals using English words is naturally borrowed from Urdu since Urdu speakers often use English words. "Yaar enjoy karein', 'kyaa baat zabardast restaurant par delicious food khai'

But I would agree loya paktia to paktika you hear least borrowed words.

[Samandri]

Thats nice to hear.
But hey, what about the fact that there is too much emphasis on English words?
Do you think that takes place only in drama, and that in real life Pashtuns of Balochistan do not use English words in Pashto?

All of us use English words in Pashto........Domicile, Professor, Office, market etc are English words used in daily life conversation in Pashto

[toughpashtun]

All of us use English words in Pashto........Domicile, Professor, Office, market etc are English words used in daily life conversation in Pashto

Right.