Salamuna

[khushal]

You can't generalize. Some individuals make more effort to learn and speak better Pashto.

Raa ta wowayast che nan saba pa Amrika ke jwand tsanga teregi?

it's not generalization when its fact.

Can't complain.

[salman47]

No, they do not. Ive lived in Pakhtunkhwa. The shopkeepers all say urdu numbers which I don't understand. The only paki shopkeepers that knew pashto numbers were the ones that had shops close to where Afghans lived so they were forced to learn the language of their customers.

Stop getting too excited!
I have friends from Kandahar(the supposed home of 'Pure Pashto'), and they always use Persian names for Days, and tons of other Arabic/Persian words(whereas people from Peshawar use Pashto words for those same Arabic/Persian words).
Overall for pure Pashto I will trust the Pakhtuns over Pashtuns.(Kunar and Swat e.g.).

[salman47]

Dera manana. Da Khudai fazl day, za kha yama... taso wowayay?

Za hum kha yam!
Taso rasare khpale lahje ke ghageday shai, za pohegam.
Taso pa Arabi lik ke likale shawe Pukhto bande pohegai?

[khushal]

Stop getting too excited!
I have friends from Kandahar(the supposed home of 'Pure Pashto'), and they always use Persian names for Days, and tons of other Arabic/Persian words(whereas people from Peshawar use Pashto words for those same Arabic/Persian words).
Overall for pure Pashto I will trust the Pakhtuns over Pashtuns.(Kunar and Swat e.g.).

give me examples Mr 47, the year the fortress of Islam was founded by Brits.

[Elite Pakhtun]

Whatever, you ran away after making the thread about thanking Admin Khan. My question was before you made the thread and you saw my question and quickly logged off. Loopy put the answer up there for you guys intentionally cause he is embarrassed for you guys. No one asked him to answer.

Na murra... I made that post and logged off and did something else the rest of the night.

You posted 1 minute after I posted. I didn't see it.

How do you say 32? Dwa-dersh?

[khushal]

You were looking for someone to tell you the answer the rest of the night?

[زده کوونکی]

Za hum kha yam!
Taso rasare khpale lahje ke ghageday shai, za pohegam.
Taso pa Arabi lik ke likale shawe Pukhto bande pohegai?

Der sha. Baley wror jana za pa Arabi lik ki likal sawey Pashto bandi pohezham. In fact I can read Pastho much easier than Urdu or Farsi because of the fonts.

[salman47]

give me examples Mr 47, the year the fortress of Islam was founded by Brits.

My mind is empty for now but i think you can find it for yourself.
P.S. 47 in my screen name has nothing to do with the 'Year' 1947(or any other year). So you can suck that.

[salman47]

Na murra... I made that post and logged off and did something else the rest of the night.

You posted 1 minute after I posted. I didn't see it.

How do you say 32? Dwa-dersh?

Thats right.

[salman47]

der sha. Baley wror jana za pa arabi lik ki likal sawey pashto bandi pohezham. In fact i can read pastho much easier than urdu or farsi because of the fonts.

ډېر ښه ورور می، دا خو د خوشالې خبره ده. (انشا الله) زمونږ پښتانه خپل پښتو ته رو رو واپس راروان دی..

[khushal]

My mind is empty for now but i think you can find it for yourself.
P.S. 47 in my screen name has nothing to do with the 'Year' 1947(or any other year). So you can suck that.

Why are you getting mad? Its not like I insulted you or Pakistan. I just stated a fact. If 47 does not mean 1947, then just state that.

I can't think of anything except for the days of the week which is what you already mentioned.

[maneatinglizard]

Stop getting too excited!
I have friends from Kandahar(the supposed home of 'Pure Pashto'), and they always use Persian names for Days, and tons of other Arabic/Persian words(whereas people from Peshawar use Pashto words for those same Arabic/Persian words).
Overall for pure Pashto I will trust the Pakhtuns over Pashtuns.(Kunar and Swat e.g.).

Kandahar is far from the land of pure Pashto. Even most Kandaharis will admit that their Pashto has a ton of Farsi mixed in.

The purest Pashto (though no Pashto is "pure") is likely found in the most central areas of Pashtunistan, i.e. the areas along the Afghan-Pakistan border.

[زده کوونکی]

Kandahar is far from the land of pure Pashto. Even most Kandaharis will admit that their Pashto has a ton of Farsi mixed in.

The purest Pashto (though no Pashto is "pure") is likely found in the most central areas of Pashtunistan, i.e. the areas along the Afghan-Pakistan border.

That is your opinion.

Kandahari Pashto is historically considered the most sophisticated and prestigious dialect. As far as "pureness" is considered, the Kandahari dialect being the oldest (as far as the alphabet is concerned - the sounds of the Pashto alphabet correspond exactly ONLY to the accent of Kandahar.

The central border dialects you mentioned are mainly Karlani dialects as those tribes mainly inhabit the area, especially on the Pakistani side. Those dialects have their own unique words which are not found in any other dialects so they cannot be considered "chaste" Pashto like the Urdu of Lucknow is considered more chaste than the Punjabi-influenced Urdu of Delhi, or in modern day Pakistan, Karachi and Lahore.

[Samandri]

Kandahar is a city, look for pure Pashto in its countryside. Pashto of any urban center can not be pure and rich like rural surroundings (just like Arabic of Mecca was lacking compared to Bedouin's in Prophet times). Many people seem to forget that Kandahar is a large province not just city, and historical Kandahar was even many times larger than todays provincial unit. When Kandahar is mentioned in historical context, it also means north-western Baluchistan and Helmand.

In Peshawar valley a particular brand of regional nationalism is rampant in which they claim that their hard kheen dialect is original (and superior) and the soft sheen dialect has come into being due to influence of Farsi. They insist that Pakhtun is proper word, not Pashtun.

[salman47]

Why are you getting mad? Its not like I insulted you or Pakistan. I just stated a fact. If 47 does not mean 1947, then just state that.

I can't think of anything except for the days of the week which is what you already mentioned.

I apologize for my rudeness!