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Hazaragi is a variety of Persian (Hazaragi: هزارگی یا آزرگی) spoken by the Hazara people of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. The primary differences between Standard Persian and Hazaragi are the accent[1] and a larger borrowing of Turkic and Mongolic vocabulary.
[edit] Classification
Hazaragi has been classified as both a separate language[2][3] and as a dialect[4] of Persian. It is easily distinguishable from other Persian dialects or languages spoken in Afghanistan.[5] Hazaragi contains some Mongolic and Turkic words.
[edit] Mongolian Words In Hazaragi
Linguists have found several words in Hazaragi which they relate to Mongolian words of the same root but not the exact words. some Mongolian words which is similar to Hazaragi are bellow in the table,
| Hazaragi |
Mongolian |
Meaning in English |
| Abgha |
Abagha |
Uncle |
| Bula |
Bula |
Cousin |
| Khatu |
Khatu |
Wife |
| Elgha |
Alga |
Palm of Hand |
| Nilgha |
Nilha |
Baby |
| Chigin |
Chehin |
Chest |
[edit] Turkic Words In Hazaragi
Turkish words which is commonly used in Hazaragi some basic ones are shown below.
| Hazaragi |
Turkish |
Meaning in English |
| Aba |
Aba |
mother |
| Ata |
Ata |
Father |
| Qash |
Qash |
Eyebrow |
| Kirpik |
Kirpik |
Eyelash |
[edit] Geographic distribution
Hazaragi is spoken by the Hazara people of central Afghanistan as well as by a large refugee population and Hazara citizen found in northeastern Iran and in parts of Pakistan, such as Quetta.[6]
[edit] Examples
| English |
Azragi |
| Hello |
سلام علیکم "salaam alaykum! |
| Hello |
علیکوم سلام "alaykum salaam" |
| Goodbye |
خدا حافظ "khudaahaafiz" |
| Yes |
آری "are" |
| No |
نه "na" |
| Please |
بی زحمت "Be zahmat" |
| Thank you |
تشکر "tashakkor" |
| Please come in. |
پیش بایین " pish baiin" |
| Please have a seat. |
بشین "beshin" |
| Do you speak English? |
شمو انگلسی توره گفته متنین؟ "shumo anglisi turah gufteh matanin"? |
| I do not speak English. |
مه انگلسی گفته نه متنوم "meh anglisi gufteh na matanum" |
| I am a Hazara boy. |
مه باچے آزره استوم "meh baache azarah astum" |
| Which way to Bamiyan? |
بامیان ده کدام طرف استه؟ "baamiyaan dah kudaam taraf asteh"? |
| Hazaragai is a good language. |
آزرگی یک خوب زیبو استه "azargi yak khoob ziboo asteh" |
- ^ Schurmann, Franz (1962) The Mongols of Afghanistan: An Ethnography of the Moghôls and Related Peoples of Afghanistan Mouton, The Hague, Netherlands, - page 17, OCLC 401634
- ^ Malistani, A. H. Tariq and Gehring, Roman (compilers) (1993) Farhang-i ibtidal-i milli-i Hazarah : bi-inzimam-i tarjamah bih Farsi-i Ingilisi = Hazaragi - Dari/Persian - English: a preliminary glossary A. H. Tariq Malistani, Quetta, OCLC 33814814
- ^ "Ethnologue Report on Hazaragi"
- ^ Dulling, G. K. (1973) The Hazaragi dialect of Afghan Persian Central Asian Research Centre, London, OCLC 703532
- ^ Schurmann, Franz (1962) The Mongols of Afghanistan: An Ethnography of the Moghôls and Related Peoples of Afghanistan Mouton, The Hague, Netherlands, - page 110, OCLC 401634
- ^ Area Handbook for Afghanistan - Page 77 by Harvey Henry Smith, American University (Washington, D.C.) Foreign Area Studies
[edit] See also
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Afghanistan
Pakistan
Iran
Tajikistan
