Waziristāní ( ps, وزیرستانۍ), also known as Wazirwóla ( ps, وزیرواله, meaning "of the Wazir (Pashtun tribe), Wazirs") and Wazirí, is a central Pashto dialect spoken in North Waziristan and South Waziristan. Waziristani differs in pronunciation and to a much lesser degree in grammar from the other varieties of Pashto. The Waziristani dialect is similar to the dialect spoken around Urgun (eastern Paktika province) and the Bannuchi dialect of Bannu. John Gordon Lorimer (civil servant), Lormier states: Waziristani Pashto is spoken by various tribes, and it is also called ''Masidwola dialect, Masidwola'' by the Mahsuds and ''Dāwaṛwóla'' by the Dawari, Dāwaṛ. In the Dāwaṛi variety of Wazrisitani the word for هګۍ [haɡəɪ] is يييې [jije]. The standard Pashto word for "boy", "هلک" [halək], is rarely heard in Waziristani, instead, "وېړکی" [weṛkai] meaning "little one" is used [from standard: وړوکی -waṛúkai] . The word "ləshki" [ləʃki] is used instead of the standard "لږ" [ləʐ], "a little bit".

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{{Iranian languages Pashto dialects Languages of Afghanistan Languages of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Waziristan