pâšâî

Pashai

Indo-Aryan (Dardic)

FamilyIndo-Aryan (Dardic) Speakers~600K ScriptPerso-Arabic CountriesAfghanistan (Kapisa, Laghman, Kunar) Official inNo (recognized minority) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3psi

Pashayi is a Dardic Indo-Aryan language of east-central Afghanistan (Kapisa, Laghman, Nuristan, Kunar provinces), one of the most divergent Indo-Aryan languages, with ~110K speakers across four dialect groups (NE/SE/NW/SW). Speakers are predominantly Sunni Muslim. Phonologically distinctive for retroflex affricates and a system of breathy-voiced consonants. Limited written tradition; modern documentation projects produce occasional Latin and Arabic-script materials. Classified by some as Nuristani-influenced; deeply endangered as Pashto and Dari encroach.

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87 core words in Pashai

Water

واری

waːri

Fire

انگاری

aŋɡaːri

Sun

سور

sur

Moon

مس

mas

Star

تارا

taːraː

Night

رات

rat

Rain

واښ

waːʂ

Snow

ہیم

hiːm

Wind

واغن

waːʁan

Mother

نا

naː

Father

تاتا

taːtaː

Daughter

اوی

oːj

I

آ

aː

You

تو

tu

We

اما

amaː

Name

نام

naːm

Head

شیر

ʃiːr

Eye

اچی

atʃiː

Ear

کن

kan

Mouth

گلان

ɡilaːn

Tooth

دند

dand

Tongue

ژیب

ʒib

Hand

دست

dast

Foot

پا

paː

Heart

دل

dil

Bone

اټھی

aʈʰiː

Blood

رت

ratː

Poop

گوی

ɡuːi

Love

پیار

pjaːr

Tree

درغ

darʁ

Dog

کوتا

kotaː

Cat

بلور

baloːr

Fish

مچی

matʃiː

Egg

اڼا

aɳaː

Horse

گوړا

ɡoːɽaː

House

جوغ

dʒoʁ

Honey

بین

beːn

Salt

لوڼ

loːɳ

Eat

کخن-

kxn

Drink

پی-

piː

One

ایک

eːk

Two

دو

duː

Three

لهی

ɬe

Four

چار

tʃaːr

Five

پنج

pandʒ

Hundred

شای

ʃaːi

Hello

سلام

salaːm

Thank you

شکریه

ʃukrija

Good

شو

ʃoː

New

نوآ

nõaː

Red

لال

laːl

Sources

Words compared

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

Meaning PashaiHindkoDogriKangriKulluiMagahiSaraiki
Water واری /waːri/ پانڑی /paːɽ̃iː/ पानी /paːniː/ पाणी /paːɳiː/ पाणी /paːɳiː/ पानी /paːni/ پاݨی /paːɳiː/
Fire انگاری /aŋɡaːri/ اگ /aɡ/ अग्ग /aɡː/ अग्ग /aɡː/ औग /ɔɡ/ आग /aːɡ/ اَگ /əɡ/
Sun سور /sur/ سورج /soːradʒ/ सूरज /suːraj/ सूरज /suːraj/ सूरज /suːɾədʒ/ सूरज /suːrədʒ/ سُورج /suːrədʒ/
Moon مس /mas/ چن /tʃan/ चन्न /tʃanː/ चन्न /tʃanː/ चांद /tʃãːd/ चान /tʃaːn/ چن /tʃən/
Star تارا /taːraː/ تارا /taːɾaː/ तारा /taːraː/ तारा /taːɾaː/ तारा /taːra/ तारा /taːraː/ تارا /taːɾaː/
Night رات /rat/ رات /raːt/ रात /raːt/ रात /raːt/ रात /raːt/ रात /raːt/ رات /raːt/
Rain واښ /waːʂ/ مینہ /mĩː/ मींह /mĩːh/ बरखा /bərkʰaː/ गाश /ɡaːʃ/ बरखा /bərkʰaː/ مینہ /mĩː/
Snow ہیم /hiːm/ برف /bərəf/ बरफ /bəɾəf/ — हिंऊँ /hĩũ/ बरफ /bərəf/ برف /bəɾəf/
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