Hazaragi

About

About the Hazaragi Living Dictionary Hazaragi is a distinct and standalone language of the Hazara people, spoken by Hazara communities across five continents, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Australia, Europe, Africa, North America and many other parts of the world. According to figures cited on Wikipedia, Hazaragi is spoken by an estimated 14 –16 million people worldwide. The language has a rich linguistic heritage, incorporating Turkic and Mongolic linguistic elements, alongside loanwords and influences from Arabic, Urdu, Persian and many other languages. John Gulzari and his spouse, Shehnaz Ali, have worked collaboratively to develop the Hazaragi Living Dictionary, documenting two important regional varieties of the language: the Ghazni, Quetta and Australian varieties. Also extended all other Hazaragi dialects, such as (Jaghuri, Turki, Tukmani, Quettagi, Dai Zingi, Mogholi, Hazaristani, Shahristani, Kabuli, Herati, Kaluk-Qarluqi etc. The dictionary presents Hazaragi in two writing systems: the English/Roman alphabet and the Arabic-based script. It also incorporates phonetic transcriptions using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), together with English and Dari descriptions to make the entries more accessible to a wider audience. A substantial proportion of the dictionary's entries has been compiled through the authors' own knowledge, memory and recollection as native speakers. Over time, the collection has also been enriched by consulting and incorporating material from dictionaries and linguistic works produced by various Hazara and non-Hazara linguists, researchers and lexicographers. These include Dr Hafiz Sharyati (Sahar), Tariq Malistani, Dr Mohammad Akber Sharistani, Abbas Deljo, H. A. Yousufi, Dr Zebul Nessa Alikhan, Professor Ali Akber Sharistani, Roman Gehring, V. A. Effimov, G. K. Dulling, Kristian Muthugalage, Dr Saira Bano, Taghai Temor, Bashir Bakhtiyari and others. Their contributions and published works have helped broaden the…

Grammar

HAZARAGI GRAMMAR & PHONETICS CHART Consonants English IPA Hazaragi/ Arabic لوظا Hazaragi/ Latin Glossary Meaning Remarks b b ب بُز b b ūz goat p p پ پُونڈق p p onɖūq bud th/t t/t̪ ت تُوت t t hūth berry I used "th" instead of [t] T ʈ ٹ ٹکہ ʈ ʈ ãkaʰ male goat Not in Dari/Farsi s s ث ثمر s s ʌmar fruit T. Malistani j d͡ʒ ج جاتی j̄ j̄ athi cobbler's needle “john” Ref to Roman ch t͡ʃ چ چپچُور č/ç č apčūr a hand tool “chew” Ref to OTS Roman h/ʰ h ح حلوآ h/ʰ ʰ alwã sweet desh kh X خ خُرو x x ūrū hen velar [x] slightly vary d d د دآنہ d d anaʰ seed Uni. Pen. Pho. D ɖ ڈ ڈغ ɖ ɖ ɣ bang sound Not in Dari/Farsi z ð ذ ذآکر ð ð akir reciter Ref. SILA-IPA r ɾ/r ر راہ r r aʰ path z z ز زُغال z z ūɣãl coal/ash zh ʒ ژ ژرپس ž ž r:apus pouring rain Ref. OTS s s س سر s s ar head sh ʃ ش شُور š/ş š ūr draining Ref. to OTS Roman G s s ص صندُوق s s andūq box z z ض ضعیف z z aief feeble t t ط طوطی/ ا t t hoti(a) parrot I used "th" instead of [t] z z ظ ظرف z z arf desh ai ʕ ع علمک ʕ ʕ lmak wink Uni. Pen. Pho. gh ʁ غ غُر ɣ ɣ ɑ̈ūr rour Ref. OTS to Roman. (ɑ̈u) f/ph f ف فیل پیل f ph fe l fe: l elephant [f] used for both English variations q q ق قف q q͏ ʌf foam k k ک کُوئ k k ūi calling g g گ گپ g g ʌp speak l l ل لینگ l l eng limb/leg m m م مُوئ m m ūi hair n n ن نیلغہ نادو اًنگ ننگ بنگ n [ñ/ɲ/ŋ] ng n ilɣʌʰ ñ do ɲ g ɲ g ŋ g ba ng toddler gullible dokey's -bray honor rooster- crowing = simple [n] = ñ with a = front [ɲ] = back [ŋ] =simple [ng] w/v w/o و وئے اُوے w/o w oye o wya weep/cry Ref: [w] Haz. - Nawha. [o] Tariq Malistani h/ʰ h ہ/ھ حلوآ h/ʰ ʰ alwa dessert variations & aspiration La ɫ لا لاغُو ɭ ɭ ɣɑ̈ū frypan ɑ̈u y y ے ے نہ y y anʰ this (a'nʰ/اینہ) Vowels aa ɑ آ الف مدآ ã آ ̃ Alternative to Roman G. a a ا الف ā اَ ̄ Daizangi Accent ah ͏ʌ اہ الف زیر ͏ʌ ِا — _— Ref: IPA-SILA i j ی/ئ یعنی j j ani then ee e: یئ ویئ e: wa e: weap o ɔ او اولگُُو ɔ ɔ lgū example u u ؤ/وُ بوئ u b u i spider e ɪ اِ اِسترچی ɪ ɪ sthrči jerk uu ʊ ٌ / ُ بُئ ū b ū i smell Ref. OTS ː ّ للّئ ː l: li…