Paschto/Pukhto Slang.

[maneatinglizard]

We use "urkai/wurkai/werkai " all the time. No one says "alaq" in our parts. Although I believe "alaq" is the more recognized term for a young man or boy.

Are you from FATA or KP?

I thought worhkai was mostly a central Pashtunistan thing. I don't think I've heard people from places like Kandahar or Peshawar use it.

[Charsi Malang]

Are you from FATA or KP?

I thought worhkai was mostly a central Pashtunistan thing. I don't think I've heard people from places like Kandahar or Peshawar use it.

It's half and half brother. FATA is walking distance from us.

[salman47]

Its basically the southern term for "rukay/urkay"(the central karlanri term for it is "werkiya/workiya" for example. But yeah its barely used i guess for the same reason rukay is somewhat barely used among northern pashtuns but i have heard it from many southern pashtuns tho here and there.

Do you mean rukay as in young man? e.g. Most of the times women call young working men(taxi/rishka driver, dokandar etc.) as rukay.
If you mean this one then it's very common.
And yes Werkiya is very common in Waziristan, and Workiya is common in Khyber..

[Nekrofrost]

Do you mean rukay as in young man? e.g. Most of the times women call young working men(taxi/rishka driver, dokandar etc.) as rukay.
If you mean this one then it's very common.
And yes Werkiya is very common in Waziristan, and Workiya is common in Khyber..

Yeah pretty much but i dont see it that often anymore like it used to a few years back in my childhood. Then again im often out the country so that could be it too.

[Farahshah]

I know most of you guys don't know much about the kind of language Paschtun women use. Nor i think you people pay much attention to it. But have you ever heard your mother or other elder women use unique pashto curses. By curses i mean not shkanzali just sharawi. My mother says a lot of sharawi when she's angry, irritated and being sarcastic. She says things like; drubba de owaha, pa tsango akhta say, mlaa de maata/shna sa, khula de da galla daka sa, da Arzael(corrupt form Izrael) wa khula ta say etc etc.
A lot of women from different tribes and regions of south use them. Do your women say such stuff too?

[Charsi Malang]

I know most of you guys don't know much about the kind of language Paschtun women use. Nor i think you people pay much attention to it. But have you ever heard your mother or other elder women use unique pashto curses. By curses i mean not shkanzali just sharawi. My mother says a lot of sharawi when she's angry, irritated and being sarcastic. She says things like; drubba de owaha, pa tsango akhta say, mlaa de maata/shna sa, khula de da galla daka sa, da Arzael(corrupt form Izrael) wa khula ta say etc etc.
A lot of women from different tribes and regions of south use them. Do your women say such stuff too?

Haha yes-


"Khudai de wohkla"
"Khola de da ka urbakhla da"
"Khudai de umabakha"

Another one we have which I love is ( not used by women for obvious reasons) is one where you try and convince someone of something and tell them that if a certain things doesn't go a particular way, or something doesn't turn out how you are telling them it it will then.....

"Bya geera rata pa meetyazo kala ka"....I've never ever heard anyone use this one except for my mashraan.

[salman47]

I know most of you guys don't know much about the kind of language Paschtun women use. Nor i think you people pay much attention to it. But have you ever heard your mother or other elder women use unique pashto curses. By curses i mean not shkanzali just sharawi. My mother says a lot of sharawi when she's angry, irritated and being sarcastic. She says things like; drubba de owaha, pa tsango akhta say, mlaa de maata/shna sa, khula de da galla daka sa, da Arzael(corrupt form Izrael) wa khula ta say etc etc.
A lot of women from different tribes and regions of south use them. Do your women say such stuff too?

A dictionary of it, but unfortunately can't remember!

[Farahshah]

Haha yes-


"Khudai de wohkla"
"Khola de da ka urbakhla da"
"Khudai de umabakha"

Another one we have which I love is ( not used by women for obvious reasons) is one where you try and convince someone of something and tell them that if a certain things doesn't go a particular way, or something doesn't turn out how you are telling them it it will then.....

"Bya geera rata pa meetyazo kala ka"....I've never ever heard anyone use this one except for my mashraan.

Mananna deryra for sharing them.

[Farahshah]

A dictionary of it, but unfortunately can't remember!

Wow, how can you forget them?
I guess you don't get them on daily basis. Lol

[salman47]

Wow, how can you forget them?
I guess you don't get them on daily basis. Lol

I am a Musapar(Turki ke. 3 kaala me ushu o shmaram), maybe thats why. Also I am very forgetful.