Waziristani dialect

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Main article: Central Pashto
Wazirwola
Wazirstani, Waziri
Native toPakistan, Afghanistan
RegionWaziristan
Indo-European
  • Perso-Arabic
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologwaci1238

Waziristāní (

South Waziristan.[1] Waziristani differs in pronunciation[2] and to a much lesser degree in grammar from the other varieties of Pashto.[3]

The Waziristani dialect is similar to the dialect spoken around

Paktika province) and the Bannuchi dialect of Bannu
.

Lorimer states:[4]

While the Waziri dialects, differ as a family, in a marked degree from the Peshawar and other dialects of Pashto, they also differ to a less extent amongst themselves. These variations however, do not appreciably impede communication between Waziris of different tribes...

— J.G. LORIMER, Grammar and Vocabulary of Waziri Pashto, 1902, introductory note

Waziristani Pashto is spoken by various tribes, and it is also called

Dāwaṛ. In the Dāwaṛi variety of Wazrisitani the word for هګۍ [haɡəɪ] is يييې [jije].[5]

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".

Notes

References

  1. ^ Rensch, Calvin Ross (1992). Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan: Pashto, Waneci, Ormuri. National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University. p. 18.
  2. ISBN 978-1-57506-019-4
    .
  3. ^ LORIMER, J. G. (1902). GRAMMER AND VOCABULARY OF WAZIRI PASHTO.
  4. ISBN 978-0-344-09346-3
    .
  5. ISBN 978-0-344-09346-3
    .
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waziristani_dialect&oldid=1219129374"