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Kashmiri

Indo-Aryan (Dardic)

FamilyIndo-Aryan (Dardic) Speakers~7M ScriptPerso-Arabic (modified Nastaliq) / Devanagari / Sharada (historical) CountriesIndia (Jammu & Kashmir), Pakistan (Azad Kashmir) Official inIndia (8th Schedule) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3kas

Kashmiri (Koshur) is a Dardic Indo-Aryan language with several archaic features, including a V2 word order unique among Indo-Aryan and an elaborate noun class system. The Sharada script was used historically; today the modified Perso-Arabic Nastaliq script is standard, with Devanagari also used. Listed in India's 8th Schedule.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Kashmiri

Water

آب

aːb

Fire

نار

naːɾ

Sun

آفتاب

aːftaːb

Moon

زوٗن

zuːn

Star

تارُکھ

taːrukʰ

Night

راتھ

raːtʰ

Rain

روٗد

ruːd

Snow

شیٖن

ʃiːn

Wind

واو

vaːv

Earth

زٔمیٖن

zəmiːn

Stone

کٔنؠ

kənʲ

Mountain

کۄہ

kɔh

Sea

سۆدُر

sodur

Mother

موج

moːdʒ

Father

مول

moːl

Daughter

کوٗر

kuːr

I

بہٕ

bɨ

You

ژٕ

tsɨ

We

أسؠ

əsʲ

Name

ناو

naːv

Person

اِنسان

insaːn

Head

کَلہٕ

kalɨ

Eye

أچھ

ətʃʰ

Ear

کَن

kan

Nose

نَست

nast

Mouth

ٲس

əːs

Tooth

دَنٛد

dãnd

Tongue

زؠو

zjav

Hand

اَتھ

atʰ

Foot

کھۄر

kʰɔr

Heart

دِل

dɪl

Bone

اَڈِج

aɖidʒ

Blood

رَتھ

ratʰ

Poop

گٕس

ɡɨs

Love

محبت

muhabːət

Tree

کُل

kul

Dog

ہوٗن

huːn

Cat

برٛور

broːr

Fish

گاڈ

ɡaːɖ

Bird

جاناوار

dʒaːnaːvar

Butterfly

پَنہٕ پونٛپُر

panɨpõːpur

Egg

ٹھوٗل

tʰuːl

Bear

ہاپُتھ

haːputʰ

Horse

گُر

ɡur

House

گَر

ɡəɾ

Milk

دۄد

dɔd

Honey

ماچھ

maːtsʰ

Salt

نون

nuːn

Wine

مَس

mas

Rice

تۆمُل

tɔmul

Chocolate

چاکلیٹ

tʃaːkleːʈ

Iron

شیٚستٕر

ʃestɨr

Wheel

ژَکھٕر

tsakʰɨr

Book

کِتاب

kitaːb

Eat

کھیٛۆن

kʰʲon

Drink

چۆن

tʃon

Sleep

شۄنٛگُن

ʃɔŋɡun

One

اَکھ

akʰ

Two

زٕ

zɨ

Three

ترٛےٚ

tre

Four

ژور

tsoːr

Five

پانٛژھ

pãːtsʰ

Hundred

ہَتھ

hatʰ

Hello

اسلام علیکم

assalaːmu ʕalaikum

Thank you

شُکریہ

ʃukrijaː

Good

خۄب

xuːb

New

نۆو

nov

Red

وۄزُل

ʋɔzul

White

سفید

səfeːd

Black

کرُٛہُن

kruhun

Green

سَبٕز

sabɨz

Blue

نیٛوٗل

nʲuːl

Cuckoo

کوکو

kuːkuː

Computer

کمپیوٹر

kampjuːʈar

Wi-Fi

ویفی

viːfiː

Tea

چاے

tʃaːj

Coffee

کافی

kaːfiː

Sugar

کھنٛڈ

kʰanɖ

Orange

نارنگی

naːrəŋɡiː

Ninety-nine

نَمہٕ نَمَتھ

namɨ namatʰ

Dopamine

ڈوپاماین

ɖoːpaːmaɪn

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Indo-Aryan (Dardic)

Meaning KashmiriUrduTharuBhojpuriSaraikiLambadiHaryanvi
Water آب /aːb/ پانی /paːniː/ पानी /paːniː/ पानी /paːniː/ پاݨی /paːɳiː/ पानी /paːniː/ पाणी /paːɳiː/
Fire نار /naːɾ/ آگ /aːɡ/ आगी /aːɡiː/ आगि /aːɡɪ/ اَگ /əɡ/ आग /aːɡ/ आग /aːɡ/
Sun آفتاب /aːftaːb/ سورج /suːɾədʒ/ सूरज /suːrədʒ/ सुरुज /suɾudʒ/ سُورج /suːrədʒ/ सुरज /suɾədʒ/ सूरज /suːɾədʒ/
Moon زوٗن /zuːn/ چاند /tʃãːd/ जोनी /dʒoːniː/ चान /tʃaːn/ چن /tʃən/ चांद /tʃãːd/ चांद /tʃãːd/
Star تارُکھ /taːrukʰ/ ستارہ /sɪtaːɾaː/ तारा /taːraː/ तारा /taːɾaː/ تارا /taːɾaː/ तारो /taːro/ तारा /taːɾaː/
Night راتھ /raːtʰ/ رات /raːt/ रात /raːt/ राति /raːtɪ/ رات /raːt/ रात /raːt/ रात /raːt/
Rain روٗد /ruːd/ بارش /ˈbaːrɪʃ/ मेंहें /mẽɦẽ/ बरखा /bəɾəkʰaː/ مینہ /mĩː/ — मींह /mĩː/
Snow شیٖن /ʃiːn/ برف /bərf/ बरफ /bərəpʰ/ बरफ /bəɾəf/ برف /bəɾəf/ — बरफ /bəɾəf/
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