Afridi Pashto
{{Short description|Subdialect of the Pashto language}}
Afridi or Apridi Pashto ({{langx|ps|اوپریدی ،افريدی، اپريدی}} 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.
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!align = «left»|Quetta dialect |align = «center»|{{IPA|[ʃ]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[ʒ]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[t͡s]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[d͡z]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[ʒ]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[a]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[ɑ]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[o]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[u]}} |
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!align = «left»|Afridi |align = «center»|{{IPA|[x]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[ɡ]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[t͡s]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[z]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[d͡ʒ]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[ɑ]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[ɒ, o]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[o]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[u]}} |
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!align = «left»|Northern Pashto (Eastern Pashto) |align = «center»|{{IPA|[x]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[ɡ]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[t͡s]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[z]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[ʒ]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[a]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[ɑ]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[o]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[u]}} |
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!align = «left»|Peshawar dialect |align = «center»|{{IPA|[x]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[ɡ]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[s]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[z]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[d͡ʒ]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[a]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[ɑ]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[o]}} |align = «center»|{{IPA|[u]}} |
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