ګوښی

[Samandri]

We marwats use ګوښی Goshi in addition to Yawazay for alone,....here in Peshawar people have no idea what the hell is Goshi, they only use Yawazey........i wonder if this word is also part of vocabulary of your pashto?

[Traveller]

I hail from the Peshawar valley and have never heard that word, we use yawazey. Southern KPK pashto sounds very strange to me; Do you guys speak the southern dialect(pashto) or Northern dialect(Pakhto/Pukhto)? I always thought it was the former but it seems to be more complicated than that.

[Samandri]

I hail from the Peshawar valley and have never heard that word, we use yawazey. Southern KPK pashto sounds very strange to me; Do you guys speak the southern dialect(pashto) or Northern dialect(Pakhto/Pukhto)? I always thought it was the former but it seems to be more complicated than that.

Ours is soft dialect....i dont know what exactly is the name of dialect but this Marwato Pashto is also spoken by Bhittanis, Kundis, Mian Khels and Gandapurs ......we pronounce موږ as Mozh instead of Mong .......our nieghbours Wazirs, Maseeds, Dawars etc instead say Mizh......

As far as vocabulary is concerned, it changes after every 60 kms or so.......we say Bezo for monkey, Swatis say Shado.........some words are unique to Marwat dialect e.g we use word Karrachay (plural Krrachi) for kid while you people say Mashoom

[Shapur]

Never heard it before, we use Yawazay as well. I think it might come from Farsi because in Farsi if someone prefers isolation or wants be left alone, they are called "Gosha gir" literally translated means in the corner but not 100% sure.

[Porus]

Ours is soft dialect....i dont know what exactly is the name of dialect but this Marwato Pashto is also spoken by Bhittanis, Kundis, Mian Khels and Gandapurs ......we pronounce موږ as Mozh instead of Mong .......our nieghbours Wazirs, Maseeds, Dawars etc instead say Mizh......

As far as vocabulary is concerned, it changes after every 60 kms or so.......we say Bezo for monkey, Swatis say Shado.........some words are unique to Marwat dialect e.g we use word Karrachay (plural Krrachi) for kid while you people say Mashoom

I don't speak Pashto but I know that Waziris call kid 'Weerkay', as they'd say it to each in a friendly fashion when I was around them.

[Kakar-Wardak]

I don't speak Pashto but I know that Waziris call kid 'Weerkay', as they'd say it to each in a friendly fashion when I was around them.

Weerkay is similar to waruki it mean small.

[Elite Pakhtun]

Weerkay is similar to waruki it mean small.

Is it a different word? When i read porus's post, i just assumed he tried his best to regurgitate what he heard... and what he should've heard was "weerhekai" ie warhukay but with that accent (waziri?).

[Porus]

Is it a different word? When i read porus's post, i just assumed he tried his best to regurgitate what he heard... and what he should've heard was "weerhekai" ie warhukay but with that accent (waziri?).

Dunno, I heard Weerkay, or sure, with the 'h' sound at the end maybe. But it was their version of alaka (halak), that's what they told me. Also I noticed the mizh vs mung/muzh difference.

The other differences I heard was mainly pronouncing Taliban like taleboon. 'Raghalay' became roghulay. They pronounce ziyat ' (a lot) like zyot. Almost a persianised pronounciation of the word: زیاد/زیات

[Elite Pakhtun]

Dunno, I heard Weerkay, or sure, with the 'h' sound at the end maybe. But it was their version of alaka (halak), that's what they told me.

Was it a ر or a ړ?

[toughpashtun]

Ours is soft dialect....i dont know what exactly is the name of dialect but this Marwato Pashto is also spoken by Bhittanis, Kundis, Mian Khels and Gandapurs ......we pronounce موږ as Mozh instead of Mong .......our nieghbours Wazirs, Maseeds, Dawars etc instead say Mizh......

As far as vocabulary is concerned, it changes after every 60 kms or so.......we say Bezo for monkey, Swatis say Shado.........some words are unique to Marwat dialect e.g we use word Karrachay (plural Krrachi) for kid while you people say Mashoom

This is actually very interesting, the vocabulary differences.The Wazirs use some words which are alien to me.Even their words for left and right are very strange,I don;t remember what they are though.

[Porus]

Was it a ر or a ړ?

The latter. The rolling 'r' sound.

[Elite Pakhtun]

The latter. The rolling 'r' sound.

Thought so. That's warhukay but with their accent. It means small.

Sometimes they speak fast, or have become si accustomed to a particular style, that it may not be simple to understand for those unfamiliar. I found myself asking them to repeat what they were saying sometimes as well.

[Porus]

Thought so. That's warhukay but with their accent. It means small.

Sometimes they speak fast, or have become si accustomed to a particular style, that it may not be simple to understand for those unfamiliar. I found myself asking them to repeat what they were saying sometimes as well.

Were there a lot of Waziris in Peshawar/Islamabad?

[Elite Pakhtun]

Were there a lot of Waziris in Peshawar/Islamabad?

You mean people with that accent? Aw yeah man... both places had tons of them.

It's just like a pashtun factory there, son.

Apparently they've taken over karachi too. I just wish more were, how you say... the gora chikna. Actually, no i don't. I suddenly changed my mind. I like seeing people revel in misery.

You know, ghazwa-i-hind would be great fun. Imagine scorched earth on dravidia? That sounds like an epic party.

#PFsummarized

[toughpashtun]

You mean people with that accent? Aw yeah man... both places had tons of them.

It's just like a pashtun factory there, son.

Apparently they've taken over karachi too. I just wish more were, how you say... the gora chikna. Actually, no i don't. I suddenly changed my mind. I like seeing people revel in misery.

You know, ghazwa-i-hind would be great fun. Imagine scorched earth on dravidia? That sounds like an epic party.

#PFsummarized

Gora chikna referring to? The urbanized,elite class Pashtun young men living in Islamabad,Lahore and Karachi?