Afridi or Apridi Pashto ( afrīdī/aprīdī/opride) is a Northern Karlani dialect of the Pashto language that is widespread among the representatives of the Afridis kin. The Afridi Pashto is a spoken language in the area of settlement of Afridis – the regions of Khyber and Kohat, Orakzai Agency, the cities of Zakka Khel, Jamrud, Darra Adam Khel and the valley of Timrakh. The Afridi dialect has an 80–90% lexical intelligibility with other Northern dialects of Pashto, while the intelligibility with the dialects of the Southern Region is 75–80%.
Phonetics
The phonetics of Afridi Pashto are similar to the phonetics of other Northern dialects of Pashto.
DialectsHallberg, Daniel G. 1992. Pashto, Waneci, Ormuri. Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan, 4.ښږڅځژaāouSouthern Pashto[ʂ][ʐ]Quetta dialectAfridiNorthern Pashto (Eastern Pashto)Peshawar dialect
Footnotes
See also Pakistan Afghanistan Pashto language