Abstract
The paper probes into the phonological variations between Yousafzai
and Afridi dialects of Pashto of District Mardan and Khyber Agency
respectively. The major focus was the study of vowel differences in both
the dialects of Pashto language. For the current study, data was
collected through audio recordings from100 native speakers of
Yousafzai and Afridi dialects through a stimuli list by using
convenience sampling, in a completely natural setting. After the
analysis of the data, it was found that long vowels are used only by
speakers of Yousafzai dialect while Afridis do not use long vowels.
However, short vowels are used by speakers of both the dialects.
Moreover, both of the Pashto dialects speakers pronounce initial
vowels apparently alike. An obvious difference is in /a/ and /o/ sounds.
Afridis pronounce /o/ instead of /a/ at middle and final positions.
Akbar Ali, Muhammad Ilyas. (2020) PHONOLOGICAL VARIATIONS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: A STUDY OF YOUSAFZAI AND AFRIDI DIALECTS OF PASHTO , Pakistan , Volume 56, Issue 1.
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