Waziristani dialect
Wazirwola | |
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Wazirstani, Waziri | |
Native to | Pakistan, Afghanistan |
Region | Waziristan |
Perso-Arabic | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | waci1238 |
Waziristāní (Pashto: وزیرستانۍ), also known as Wazirwóla (Pashto: وزیرواله, meaning "of the Wazirs") and Wazirí, is a central Pashto dialect spoken in North Waziristan and 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 Urgun (eastern Paktika province) and the Bannuchi dialect of Bannu.
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 Masidwola by the Mahsuds and Dāwaṛwóla by the Dāwa��. 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".
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rensch, Calvin Ross (1992). Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan: Pashto, Waneci, Ormuri. National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University. p. 18.
- ^ Kaye, Alan S. (1997-06-30). Phonologies of Asia and Africa: (including the Caucasus). Eisenbrauns. pp. 751–753. ISBN 978-1-57506-019-4.
- ^ LORIMER, J. G. (1902). GRAMMER AND VOCABULARY OF WAZIRI PASHTO.
- ^ Lorimer, John Gordon (2018-10-24). Grammar and Vocabulary of Waziri Pashto. Creative Media Partners, LLC. pp. ii. ISBN 978-0-344-09346-3.
- ^ Lorimer, John Gordon (2018-10-24). Grammar and Vocabulary of Waziri Pashto. Creative Media Partners, LLC. pp. iii. ISBN 978-0-344-09346-3.