Dialect continuum of the Persian language
Sistani (Persian: سیستانی), also known as Sistooni (سیستونی) and Zaboli (زابلی), 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 Phrases
English
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Sistani
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Transliteration
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What's up?
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چکاره؟
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chkāra?
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Why?
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ورچه؟
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varche?
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What?
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چزه؟
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cheze?
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Where?
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اگجه؟
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agja?
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Come in.
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در شو
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dar sho.
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Are you serious?
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تره والله؟
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tra vallā?
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How many times?
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چن لئ؟
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chen le'?
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It's gonna be late.
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إره مئ شو
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e'ra me'sho.
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I love you.
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دل مه بالئ تره
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del me bāle' tra.
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Sistani is a good language.
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سیستونی گپّ زبریه
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sistoni gappe zabria.
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Comparison between Sistani dialect of Persian and Balochi language
English
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Sistani
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Balochi
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dust
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palg
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polg
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perfect
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purra
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pura
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kiss
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pakk
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pakko
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finger
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chongol
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changol
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notice
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sarpe'
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sarpad
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scorpion
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qa'zum
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zum
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excursion
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chaqal
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chakar
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stupid
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ga'nok
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ganok
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wrinkle
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krenj
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gerenchag
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Sistani Words
Sistani
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English equivalent
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plaft
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withered
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spest
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alfalfa
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shpul
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whistle
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kneshk
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frown
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chrokh
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shiny
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kutru
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puppy
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chilāsk
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skinny
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jangara
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aggressive
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dajg
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tie
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References
Sources
- "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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