Sistani dialect

Sistani (Persian: سیستانی , also known as Sistuni (سیستونی) is a dialect continuum of the Persian language spoken by Sistani people in Iran and Afghanistan.[1] It is part of the Southwestern Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages.

Sistani Persian
Sistuni Persian
سیستونی
Sistuni
PronunciationPārsi-e Sistāni, Pārsi-e Sistuni
Native toIran and Afghanistan
RegionSistan and Baluchestan Province, Nimruz Province
EthnicitySistani Persians
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologsist1235

Sistani Phrases

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EnglishSistaniTransliteration
What's up?چکاره؟chkāra?
Why?ورچه؟varche?
What?چزه؟cheze?
Where?اگجه؟agja?
Come in.در شوdar sho.
Are you serious?تره والله؟tra vallā?
How many times?چن لئ؟chen le'?
It's gonna be late.إره مئ شوe'ra me'sho.
I love you.دل مه بالئ ترهdel me bāle' tra.
Sistani is a good language.سیستونی گپّ زبریهsistoni gappe zabria.

Comparison between Sistani dialect of Persian and Balochi language

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EnglishSistaniBalochi
dustpalgpolg
perfectpurrapura
kisspakkpakko
fingerchongolchangol
noticesarpe'sarpad
scorpionqa'zumzum
excursionchaqalchakar
stupidga'nokganok
wrinklekrenjgerenchag

Sistani Words

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SistaniBalochiEnglish equivalent
plaftmolirwithered
spestespostalfalfa
shpulshulwhistle
kneshkbòzahrfrown
chrokhròkshiny
kutrugolloďpuppy
chilāskcalàskskinny
jangaraaggressive
dajgťayitie

References

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  1. ^ Nakosteen, Mehdi (1933). The Development of Persian Education and Learning. Cornell University. p. 89.

Sources

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  • "The Status of [h] and [ʔ] in the Sistani Dialect of Miyankangi". Carina Jahani, Farideh Okati, Abbas Ali Ahangar. Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 1:1 (2009), pp. 80–99.
  • "Natural Phonological Processes in Sistani Persian of Iran". Okati, Farideh, Ahangar, Abbas Ali, Anonby, Erik, Jahani, Carina. Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2:1, (2010), pp. 93–120.
  • Lazard, Gilbert (1974). “Morphologie du verbe dans le parler persan du Sistan”, in Studia Iranica 3.

See also

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