Kashmiri language
Kashmiri | |
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Native to | IndiaandPakistan |
Region | Kashmir(Kashmir divisionand parts ofChenab valley,Jammu and Kashmir,[1]parts of northernAzad Kashmir) |
Ethnicity | Kashmiris |
Native speakers | 7.1 million (2011)[1] |
Indo-European
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Dialects | |
Official:Perso-Arabic script(contemporary)[4] Others:Devanagari[4](informally used by some sections within theKashmiri Panditcommunity after 1990),[5][6][7] Sharada script(ancient/liturgical)[4] | |
Official status | |
Official language in | India |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | ks |
ISO 639-2 | kas |
ISO 639-3 | kas |
Glottolog | kash1277 |
Kashmiri(English:/kæʃˈmɪəri/kash-MEER-ee)[10]orKoshur[11](Kashmiri:کٲشُر(Perso-Arabic,Official Script),pronounced[kəːʃur])[1]is aDardicIndo-Aryan languagespoken by around 7 millionKashmirisof theKashmir region,[12]primarily in theKashmir Valleyand Chenab Valley of the Indian-administratedunion territoryofJammu and Kashmir,over half the population of that territory.[13]Kashmiri hassplit ergativityand the unusualverb-second word order.
Since 2020, It has been made an official language ofJammu and Kashmiralong withDogri,Hindi,Urduand English.[14]Kashmiri is also among the 22scheduled languagesof India.
Kashmiri is spoken by roughly five percent of Pakistani-administratedAzad Kashmir's population.[15]
Geographic distribution and status
[edit]There are about 6.8 million speakers of Kashmiri and related dialects in Jammu and Kashmir and amongst theKashmiri diasporain other states of India.[16]Most Kashmiri speakers are located in theKashmir Valley,Chenab valley and other areas of Jammu and Kashmir.[17]In kashmir valley and Chenab valley they form Majority.
Kashmiri is spoken by roughly five percent ofAzad Kashmir's population.[15]According to the1998 Pakistan Census,there were 132,450 Kashmiri speakers in Azad Kashmir.[18]Native speakers of the language were dispersed in "pockets" throughout Azad Kashmir,[19][20]particularly in the districts ofMuzaffarabad(15%),Neelam(20%) andHattian(15%), with very small minorities inHaveli(5%) andBagh(2%).[18]The Kashmiri spoken in Muzaffarabad is distinct from, although stillintelligiblewith, the Kashmiri of the Neelam Valley to the north.[20]In Neelam Valley, Kashmiri is the second most widely spoken language and the majority language in at least a dozen or so villages, where in about half of these, it is the sole mother tongue.[20]The Kashmiri dialect of Neelum is closer to the variety spoken in northern Kashmir Valley, particularlyKupwara.[20]At the2017 Census of Pakistan,as many as 350,000 people declared their first language to be Kashmiri.[21][22]
A process oflanguage shiftis observable among Kashmiri-speakers in Azad Kashmir according to linguistTariq Rahman,as they gradually adopt local dialects such asPahari-Pothwari,Hindkoor move towards thelingua francaUrdu.[23][19][24][20]This has resulted in these languages gaining ground at the expense of Kashmiri.[25][26]There have been calls for the promotion of Kashmiri at an official level; in 1983, a Kashmiri Language Committee was set up by the government to patronise Kashmiri and impart it in school-level education. However, the limited attempts at introducing the language have not been successful, and it is Urdu, rather than Kashmiri, that Kashmiri Muslims ofAzad Kashmirhave seen as their identity symbol.[27]Rahman notes that efforts to organise a Kashmiri language movement have been challenged by the scattered nature of the Kashmiri-speaking community in Azad Kashmir.[27]
The Kashmiri language is one of the22 scheduled languagesofIndia.[28]It was a part of theEighth Schedulein the former constitution of Jammu and Kashmir. Along with other regional languages mentioned in theSixth Schedule,as well as Hindi and Urdu, the Kashmiri language was to be developed in the state.[29]AfterHindi,Kashmiri is the second fastest growinglanguage of India,followed byMeitei(Manipuri) as well asGujaratiin the third place, andBengaliin the fourth place, according to the2011 census of India.[30]
Persian began to be used as the court language in Kashmir during the 14th centuries, under the influence of Islam. It was replaced by Urdu in 1889 during theDogra rule.[31][32]In 2020, Kashmiri became an official language in the Union Territory ofJammu and Kashmirfor the first time.[33][34][35]
PoguliandKishtwariare closely related to Kashmiri, which are spoken in the mountains to the south of the Kashmir Valley and have sometimes been counted as dialects of Kashmiri.
The people in theChenab regionof Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir mainly speak kashmiri but accent and some words are little bit different[36]
Phonology
[edit]Kashmiri has the following phonemes.[37][38]
Vowels
[edit]The oral vowels are as follows:
The short high vowels arenear-high,and the low vowels apart from/aː/arenear-low.
Nasalizationis phonemic. All sixteen oral vowels have nasal counterparts.
Consonants
[edit]Palatalizationis phonemic. All consonants apart from those in the post-alveolar/palatal column have palatalized counterparts.
Archaisms
[edit]Kashmiri, as also the other Dardic languages, shows important divergences from the Indo-Aryan mainstream. One is the partial maintenance of the threesibilant consonantss ṣ śof the Old Indo-Aryan period. For another example, the prefixing form of the number 'two', which is found in Sanskrit asdvi-,has developed intoba-/bi-in most other Indo-Aryan languages, butdu-in Kashmiri (preserving the original dental stopd).Seventy-twoisdusatathin Kashmiri,bahattarin Hindi-Urdu and Punjabi, anddvisaptatiin Sanskrit.[39]
Certain features in Kashmiri even appear to stem from Indo-Aryan even predating the Vedic period. For instance, there was an /s/ > /h/ consonant shift in some words that had already occurred with Vedic Sanskrit (This tendency was complete in the Iranian branch of Indo-Iranian), yet is lacking in Kashmiri equivalents. The wordrahitin Vedic Sanskrit and modern Hindi-Urdu (meaning 'excluding' or 'without') corresponds torostin Kashmiri. Similarly,sahit(meaning 'including' or 'with') corresponds tosostin Kashmiri.[39]
Writing system
[edit]Kashmiri alphabet |
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ابپتٹثجچحخدڈذرڑزژسشصضطظعغفقکگلمن(ں)وۆۄھءیؠے |
Arabic script |
There are threeorthographical systemsused to write the Kashmiri language: thePerso-Arabic script,theDevanagari scriptand theSharada script.TheRoman scriptis also sometimes informally used to write Kashmiri, especially online.[4]
Today Kashmiri is primarily written in Perso-Arabic (with some modifications).[40]Among languages written in the Perso-Arabic script, Kashmiri is one of the scripts that regularly indicates all vowel sounds.[41]
The Kashmiri Perso-Arabic script is recognized as the official script of Kashmiri language by the Jammu and Kashmir government and theJammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.[42][43][44][45]The Kashmiri Perso-Arabic script has been derived fromPersian alphabet.The consonant inventory and their corresponding pronunciations of Kashmiri Perso-Arabic script doesn't differ from Perso-Arabic script, with the exception of the letterژ,which is pronounced as/t͡s/instead of/ʒ/.However, the vowel inventory of Kashmiri is significantly larger than other Perso-Arabic derived or influenced South Asian Perso-Arabic scripts. There are 17 vowels in Kashmiri, shown withdiacritics,letters (alif,waw,ye), or both. In Kashmiri, the convention is that most vowel diacritics are written at all times.
Despite Kashmiri Perso-Arabic script cutting across religious boundaries and being used by both theKashmiri Hindusand theKashmiri Muslims,[46]some attempts have been made to give a religious outlook regarding the script and make Kashmiri Perso-Arabic script to be associated withKashmiri Muslims,while the Kashmiri Devanagari script to be associated with some sections ofKashmiri Hinducommunity.[47][48][49]
The Kashmiri language was traditionally written in theSharada scriptafter the 8th Century A.D.[50]The script grew increasingly unsuitable for writing Kashmiri because it couldn't adequately represent Kashmiri peculiar sounds by the usage of its vowel signs.[51]Therefore, it is not in common use today and is restricted to religious ceremonies of theKashmiri Pandits.[52]
Perso-Arabic script
[edit]Consonants
[edit]Name | Forms | IPA | Transliteration[53] | Unicode | Example[54] | |||||
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Kashmiri | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial | Kashmiri word | IPA | Meaning | |||
ألِف ạlif |
ا | ـا | ـا | ا | /∅/,silent[A] | – | U+0627 | اَفسانہٕ afsānü |
/afsaːnɨ/ | Short story |
بے bē |
ب | ـب | ـبـ | بـ | /b/ | b | U+0628 | بِکھٲرؠ bikhạ̄r' |
/bikʰəːrʲ/ | Beggar |
پے pē |
پ | ـپ | ـپـ | پـ | /p/ | p | U+067E | پَمپوش pampōsh |
/pampoːʃ/ | Lotus flower |
پھَ pha |
پھ | ـپھ | ـپھـ | پھـ | /pʰ/ | ph | U+067E and U+06BE |
پھَل phal |
/pʰal/ | Fruit |
تے tē |
ت | ـت | ـتـ | تـ | /t̪/ | t | U+062A | تَجويٖز tajvīz |
/t̪ad͡ʒʋiːz/ | Proposal |
تھَ tha |
تھ | ـتھ | ـتھـ | تھـ | /t̪ʰ/ | th | U+062A and U+06BE |
تھٲلؠ thạ̄l' |
/t̪ʰəːlʲ/ | Plate |
ٹے ṭē |
ٹ | ـٹ | ـٹـ | ٹـ | /ʈ/ | ṭ | U+0679 | ٹوٗپؠ ṭūp' |
/ʈuːpʲ/ | Cap |
ٹھَ ṭha |
ٹھ | ـٹھ | ـٹھـ | ٹھـ | /ʈʰ/ | ṭh | U+0679 and U+06BE |
ٹھوٗل ṭhūl |
/ʈʰuːl/ | Egg |
ثے sē |
ث | ـث | ـثـ | ثـ | /s/ | s | U+062B | ثۆبوٗتھ sobūth |
/sobuːt̪ʰ/ | Proof |
جیٖم jīm |
ج | ـج | ـجـ | جـ | /d͡ʒ/ | j | U+062C | جاے jāy |
/d͡ʒaːj/ | Place |
چیٖم chīm |
چ | ـچ | ـچـ | چـ | /t͡ʃ/ | ch,č | U+0686 | چٲنٛدؠ chạ̄n̂d' |
/t͡ʃə̃ːd̪ʲ/ | Silver |
چھَ chha |
چھ | ـچھ | ـچھـ | چھـ | /t͡ʃʰ/ | chh,čh | U+0686 and U+06BE |
چھان chhān |
/t͡ʃʰaːn/ | Carpenter |
حَے hay |
ح | ـح | ـحـ | حـ | /h/ | h | U+062D | حاجَتھ ḥājath |
/haːd͡ʒat̪ʰ/ | Need |
خَے khay |
خ | ـخ | ـخـ | خـ | /x/~/kʰ/ | kh | U+062E | خَطَرناكھ khatarnākh |
/xatarnaːkʰ/ | Dangerous |
دال dāl |
د | ـد | ـد | د | /d̪/ | d | U+062F | دُكان dukān |
/d̪ukaːn/ | Shop |
ڈال ḍāl |
ڈ | ـڈ | ـڈ | ڈ | /ɖ/ | ḍ | U+0688 | ڈۄڈ ḍọḍ |
/ɖɔɖ/ | One and a half |
ذال zāl |
ذ | ـذ | ـذ | ذ | /z/ | z | U+0630 | ذیٚہَن zehan |
/zehan/ | Mind |
رے rē |
ر | ـر | ـر | ر | /r/ | r | U+0631 | رٕكھ rükh کھرٛۄکھ khrọkh |
/rɨkʰ/ /kʰrɔkʰ/ |
Line Snore |
ڑے ṛē |
ڑ | ـڑ | ـڑ | ڑ | /ɽ/ | ṛ | U+0691 | لٔڑکہٕ lạṛkü |
/ləɽkɨ/ | Boy |
زے zē |
ز | ـز | ـز | ز | /z/ | z | U+0632 | زامَن zāman |
/zaːman/ | Yawn |
ژے tsē |
ژ | ـژ | ـژ | ژ | /t͡s/ | ts | U+0698 | ژٔر tsạr |
/t͡sər/ | House sparrow |
ژھَ tsha |
ژھ | ـژھ | ـژھـ | ژھـ | /t͡sʰ/ | tsh | U+0698 and U+06BE |
ژھاے tshāy |
/t͡sʰaːj/ | Shadow |
سیٖن sīn |
س | ـس | ـسـ | سـ | /s/ | s | U+0633 | سَنٛگُر sangur |
/sãɡur/ | Mountain |
شـیٖـن shīn |
ش | ـش | ـشـ | شـ | /ʃ/ | sh,š | U+0634 | شۆد shod |
/ʃod̪/ | Pure, Genuine |
صۄاد sọ̄d |
ص | ـص | ـصـ | صـ | /s/ | s | U+0635 | صَدقہٕ sadqü |
/sad̪qɨ/ | Charity |
ضۄاد zọ̄d |
ض | ـض | ـضـ | ضـ | /z/ | z | U+0636 | ضٲمیٖن zạ̄mīn |
/zəːmiːn/ | Responsible, guarantor |
طۄے tọy |
ط | ـط | ـطـ | طـ | /t̪/ | t | U+0637 | طوطہٕ tōtü |
/t̪oːt̪ɨ/ | Parrot |
ظۄے zọy |
ظ | ـظ | ـظـ | ظـ | /z/ | z | U+0638 | ظٲلِم zạ̄lim |
/zəːlim/ | Cruel |
عٲن ạ̄n |
ع | ـع | ـعـ | عـ | /∅/,silent [B] |
– | U+0639 | عَقٕل aqül |
/aqɨl/ | Wisdom |
غٲن gạ̄n |
غ | ـغ | ـغـ | غـ | /ɣ/~/ɡ/ | g,ğ | U+063A | غۄصہٕ gọsü |
/ɣɔsɨ/ | Anger |
فے fē |
ف | ـف | ـفـ | فـ | /f/~/pʰ/ | f | U+0641 | فِرِنـؠ firin' |
/firinʲ/ | Sweet pudding |
قاف qāf |
ق | ـق | ـقـ | قـ | /q/~/k/ | q | U+0642 | قاشوٕ qāshwü |
/qaːʃwɨ/ | Spoon |
كیٖف kīf |
ک | ـک | ـكـ | كـ | /k/ | k | U+0643 | کۄکُر kọkur |
/kɔkur/ | Chicken |
کھَ kha |
کھ | ـکھ | ـکھـ | کھـ | /kʰ/ | kh | U+0643 and U+06BE |
کھۄر khọr |
/kʰɔr/ | Foot |
گاف gāf |
گ | ـگ | ـگـ | گـ | /ɡ/ | g | U+06AF | گاش gāsh |
/ɡaːʃ/ | Light |
لام lām |
ل | ـل | ـلـ | لـ | /l/ | l | U+0644 | لۄکچار lọkchār |
/lɔkt͡ʃaːr/ | Childhood |
میٖم mim |
م | ـم | ـمـ | مـ | /m/ | m | U+0645 | مَرٕگ marüg |
/marɨɡ/ | Meadow |
نوٗن nūn |
ن | ـن | ـنـ | نـ | /n/,/◌̃/ | n | U+0646 | نَب nab |
/nab/ | Sky |
نوٗن غۄنَہ nūn gọna |
ں | ـں | /◌̃/ | ñ | U+06BA | داں زٔمیٖن dāñ zạmīn |
/d̪ãːzəmiːn/ | Paddy field | ||
واو wāw |
و | ـو | ـو | و | /ʋ/ [C] |
v,w | U+0648 | وَن van |
/ʋan/ | Forest |
ہے hē |
ہ | ـہ | ـہـ | ہـ | /h/ [D][E] |
h | U+06C1 | ہۄپہٕ họpü ؤہمہٕ wạhmü پَگاہ pagāh |
/hɔpɨ/ /ʋəhmɨ/ /paɡaːh/ |
Chubby Fear, anxiety Tomorrow |
یے yē |
ی | - | ـیـ | یـ | /j/ [F] |
y | U+06CC | یال yāl پیٛالہٕ pyālü |
/jaːl/ /pʲaːlɨ/ |
Hair of horse Cup |
لۄکُٹ یے Lọkuṭ yē | ||||||||||
بۆڈ یے boḍ yē |
ے | ـے | - | - | /j/ [G] |
y | U+06D2 | ڈاے ḍāy |
/ɖaːj/ | Two and a half |
تالٕرؠ tālür' |
ؠ | ـؠ | ـؠ | - | /◌ʲ/ | ',ⁱ | U+0620 | سٟتؠ sǖt' |
/sɨːt̪ʲ/ | With |
Vowels
[edit]Name | Final vowel glyph (vowel and lettersbēب andrēر) |
Medial vowel glyph (vowel and lettersbēب andrēر) |
Initial vowel glyph | IPA | Transliteration[55] | Unicode | Example[54] | ||
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Kashmiri | Kashmiri word | IPA | Meaning | ||||||
زَبَر zabar |
ہ، ـہ بَہ / ـبَہ / رَ |
–َ بَـ / ـبَـ / رَ |
اَ | [a] | a | U+064E | اَپُز apuz پَلَو palav |
/apuz/ /palaʋ/ |
Lie Garments, clothes |
مَد mad |
ا با / ـبا / را |
ا با / ـبا / را |
آ | [aː] | ā | U+0622 U+0627 |
آب āb پان pān |
/aːb/ /paːn/ |
Lie Body |
اَمالہٕ amālü |
–ٔ / ـٔہ بٔہ / ـبٔہ / رٔ |
–ٔ بٔـ / ـبٔـ / رٔ |
أ | [ə] | ạ,ö,ȧ | U+0623 U+0654 |
أچھ ạchh گٔر gạr |
/ət͡ʃʰ/ /ɡər/ |
Eye Clock, watch |
اَمالہٕ مَد amālü mad |
ٲ بٲ / ـبٲ / رٲ |
ٲ بٲ / ـبٲ / رٲ |
ٲ | [əː] | ạ̄,ȫ,ä | U+0672 | ٲس ạ̄s دٲن dạ̄n |
/əːs/ /d̪əːn/ |
Mouth Pomegranate |
زیر zēr |
–ِ / ـہِ بہِ / ـبہِ / رِ |
–ِ بِـ / ـبِـ / رِ |
اِ | [i] | i,í | U+0650 | اِنسان insān سِر sir |
/insaːn/ /sir/ |
Human being Secret |
کَشہِ زیر kashi zēr |
ی بی / ـبی / ری |
ـیٖـ / یٖـ بیٖـ / ـبیٖـ / ریٖـ |
ایٖـ / ای | [iː] | ī | Initial and Medial: U+06CC and U+0656 Final: U+06CC |
ایٖمان īmān سیٖر sīr وَردی wardī |
/iːmaːn/ /siːr/ /ʋard̪iː/ |
Faith Brick Uniform |
سایہِ sāyi |
–ٕ / ـہٕ بہٕ / ـبہٕ / رٕ |
–ٕ بٕـ / ـبٕـ / رٕ |
إ | [ɨ] | ü,ụ,u',ι | Initial: U+0625 Medial and Final: U+0655 |
بہٕ bü کٔدٕل kạdül |
/bɨ/ /kəd̪ɨl/ |
I Bridge |
سایہِ مَد sāyi mad |
–ٟ / ـہٟ بہٟ / ـبہٟ / رٟ |
–ٟ بٟـ / ـبٟـ / رٟ |
ٳ | [ɨː] | ǖ,ụ̄,ū' | Initial: U+0673 Medial and Final: U+065F |
تٟر tǖr خٟمہٕ khǖmü |
/t̪ɨːr/ /xɨːmɨ/ |
Cold Tent |
پیش pēsh |
–ُ / ـُہ بُہ / ـبُہ / رُ |
–ُ بُـ / ـبُـ / رُ |
اُ | [u] | u | U+064F | پُج puj |
/pud͡ʒ/ | Butcher |
کَشہِ واوُک kashi wāwuk |
ـوٗ / وٗ بوٗ / ـبوٗ / روٗ |
ـوٗ / وٗ بوٗ / ـبوٗ / روٗ |
اوٗ | [uː] | ū | U+0648 and U+0657 |
پوٗت pūt |
/puːt̪/ | Chick |
نیٖمہٕ واوُک nīmü wāwuk |
ـۆ / ۆ بۆ / ـبۆ / رۆ |
ـۆ / ۆ بۆ / ـبۆ / رۆ |
اۆ | [o] | o,ó | U+06C6 | دۆب dob |
/d̪ob/ | Washerman |
واوُک wāwuk |
ـو / و بو / ـبو / رو |
ـو / و بو / ـبو / رو |
او | [oː] | ō | U+0648 | مور mōr |
/moːr/ | Peacock |
لٔٹؠ واوُک lạṭ' wāwuk |
ـۄ / ۄ بۄ / ـبۄ / رۄ |
ـۄ / ۄ بۄ / ـبۄ / رۄ |
اۄ | [ɔ] | ọ,ŏ | U+06C4 | گۄلاب gọlāb |
/ɡɔlaːb/ | Rose |
لٔٹؠ واوُک مَد lạṭ' wāwuk mad |
ـۄا / ۄا بۄا / ـبۄا / رۄا |
ـۄا / ۄا بۄا / ـبۄا / رۄا |
اۄا | [ɔː] | ọ̄,ŏa | U+06C4 and U+0627 |
سۄاد sọ̄d |
/sɔːd̪/ | One and a quarter |
نیٖمہٕ یایُک nīmü yāyuk |
ـےٚ / ـےٚ بےٚ / ـبےٚ / رےٚ |
ـێـ / ێـ بیٚـ / ـبیٚـ / ریٚـ |
ایٚـ / اےٚ | [e] | e,ë | Initial and Medial: U+06CC and U+065A Final: U+06D2 and U+065A |
بیٚنہِ beni مےٚ me |
/beni/ /me/ |
Sister Me, I |
یایُک yāyuk |
ـے / ے بے / ـبے / رے |
ـیـ / یـ بیـ / ـبیـ / ریـ |
ایـ / اے | [eː] | ē | Initial and Medial: U+06CC Final: U+06D2 |
ریش rēsh |
/reːʃ/ | Beard |
گول یایُک gōl yāyuk |
- | ـؠـ / ؠـ بؠـ / ـبؠـ / رؠـ |
اؠـ / اؠے | [ʲa] | ĕ,ya | Initial and Medial: U+0620 |
مؠقراض mĕqrāz |
/mʲaqraːz/ | Scissors |
Devanagari
[edit]Consonants
[edit]Letter | क | ख | ग | च | छ | ज | च़ | छ़ | ज़ | ट | ठ | ड | त | थ | द | न | प | फ | ब | म | य | र | ल | व | श | स | ह |
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IPA | [k] | [kʰ] | [g] | [t͡ʃ] | [t͡ʃʰ] | [d͡ʒ] | [t͡s] | [t͡sʰ] | [z] | [ʈ] | [ʈʰ] | [ɖ] | [t] | [tʰ] | [d] | [n] | [p] | [pʰ] | [b] | [m] | [j] | [r] | [l] | [ʋ] | [ʃ] | [s] | [h] |
Transliteration | k | kh | g | ch | chh | j | ts | tsh | z | ṭ | ṭh | ḍ | t | th | d | n | p | ph | b | m | y | r | l | w | sh | s | h |
Vowels
[edit]There have been a few versions of the Devanagari script for Kashmiri.[56] The 2002 version of the proposal is shown below.[57]This version has readers and more content available on the Internet, even though this is an older proposal.[58][59] This version makes use of the vowels ॲ/ऑ and vowel signs कॅ/कॉ for the schwa-like vowel[ə]and elongated schwa-like vowel[əː]that also exist in other Devanagari-based scripts such as Marathi and Hindi but are used for the sound of other vowels.
Letter | अ | आ | ॲ | ऑ | इ | ई | ॶ | ॷ | उ | ऊ | ऎ | ए | ऐ | ऒ | ओ | औ | -व | ँ |
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IPA | [a] | [aː] | [ə] | [əː] | [i] | [iː] | [ɨ] | [ɨː] | [u] | [uː] | [e] | [eː] | [əi] | [o] | [oː] | [ɔː] | [ɔ] | [◌̃] |
Transliteration | a | ā | ạ | ạ̄ | i | ī | ü | ǖ | u | ū | e | ē | ai | o | ō | ọ̄ | ọ | ̃ |
Vowel mark indicated on consonantk | क | का | कॅ | कॉ | कि | की | कॖ | कॗ | कु | कू | कॆ | के | कै | कॊ | को | कौ | क्वorकव | कं |
Tabulated below is the latest (2009) version of the proposal to spell the Kashmiri vowels with Devanagari.[60][61] The primary change in this version is the changed stand alone characters ॳ / ॴ and vowel signsकऺ/कऻfor the schwa-like vowel[ə]& elongated schwa-like vowel[əː]and a new stand alone vowelॵand vowel signकॏfor the open-mid back rounded vowel[ɔ]which can be used instead of the consonant व standing-in for this vowel.
Letter | अ | आ | ॳ | ॴ | इ | ई | ॶ | ॷ | उ | ऊ | ऎ | ए | ऐ | ऒ | ओ | औ | ॵ | ँ |
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IPA | [a] | [aː] | [ə] | [əː] | [i] | [iː] | [ɨ] | [ɨː] | [u] | [uː] | [e] | [eː] | [əi] | [o] | [oː] | [ɔː] | [ɔ] | [◌̃] |
Transliteration[62] | a | ā | ạ | ạ̄ | i | ī | ü | ǖ | u | ū | e | ē | ai | o | ō | ọ̄ | ọ | ̃ |
Vowel mark indicated on consonantk | क | का | कऺ | कऻ | कि | की | कॖ | कॗ | कु | कू | कॆ | के | कै | कॊ | को | कौ | कॏ | कं |
Sharada script
[edit]Consonants
[edit]Name | Transliteration | IPA | Isolated glyph | Remarks[63][64] | |
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𑆑𑆾𑆮𑇀 𑆑 | kōv kạ | ka | [ka] | 𑆑 | |
𑆒𑇀𑆮𑆤𑆴 𑆒 | khvani khạ | kha | [kʰa] | 𑆒 | |
𑆓𑆓𑆫𑇀 𑆓 | gagar gạ | ga | [ɡa] | 𑆓 | |
𑆓𑆳𑆱𑆴 𑆔 | gāsi ghạ | gha | [ɡʰa] | 𑆔 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this consonant. |
𑆤𑆳𑆫𑆶𑆓𑇀 𑆕 | nārug ṅạ | ṅa | [ŋa] | 𑆕 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this consonant. |
𑆖𑆳𑆛𑆶𑆮𑇀 𑆖 | tsāṭuv chạ | cha | [t͡ʃa] | 𑆖 | |
𑆗𑇀𑆮𑆛𑆴𑆚𑇀 𑆗 | tshvaṭiñ chhạ | chha | [t͡ʃʰa] | 𑆗 | |
𑆘𑆪𑆴 𑆘 | zayi jạ | ja | [d͡ʒa] | 𑆘 | |
𑆘𑆳𑆯𑆴𑆚𑇀 𑆙 | zashiñ jhạ | jha | [d͡ʒʰa] | 𑆙 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this consonant. |
𑆒𑇀𑆮𑆤 𑆦𑆶𑆛𑆴 𑆚 | khvana phuṭi ñạ | ña | [ɲa] | 𑆚 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this consonant. |
𑆃𑆫𑇀-𑆩𑆳𑆀𑆛 | ar mām̐ṭa | ṭa | [ʈa] | 𑆛 | |
𑆱𑆫𑇀-𑆩𑆳𑆀𑆜 | sar mām̐ṭha | ṭha | [ʈʰa] | 𑆜 | |
𑆝𑆶𑆝𑇀 𑆝 | ḍuḍ ḍạ | ḍa | [ɖa] | 𑆝 | |
𑆝𑆑 𑆞 | ḍaka ḍhạ | ḍha | [ɖʰa] | 𑆞 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this consonant. |
𑆤𑆳𑆤𑆓𑆶𑆫𑆴 𑆟 | nānaguri ṇạ | ṇa | [ɳa] | 𑆟 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this consonant. |
𑆠𑆾𑆮𑇀 𑆠 | tov tạ | ta | [ta] | 𑆠 | |
𑆡𑆳𑆯𑆴 𑆡 | thāshi thạ | tha | [tʰa] | 𑆡 | |
𑆢𑆢𑆮𑇀 𑆢 | dadav dạ | da | [da] | 𑆢 | |
𑆢𑆷𑆚𑇀 𑆣 | dūñ dhạ | dha | [dʰa] | 𑆣 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this consonant. |
𑆤𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆶𑆮𑇀 𑆤 | nastūv nạ | na | [na] | 𑆤 | |
𑆥𑆝𑆶𑆫𑆴 𑆥 | paḍuri pạ | pa | [pa] | 𑆥 | |
𑆦𑆫𑆴𑆚𑇀 𑆦 | phariñ phạ | pha | [pʰa] | 𑆦 | |
𑆧𑆶𑆧𑇀 𑆧 | bub bạ | ba | [ba] | 𑆧 | |
𑆧𑆳𑆪𑆴 𑆨 | bāyi bhạ | bha | [bʰa] | 𑆨 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this consonant. |
𑆩𑆾𑆮𑇀 𑆩 | mōv mạ | ma | [ma] | 𑆩 | |
𑆪𑆳𑆮 𑆪 | yāva yạ | ya | [ja] | 𑆪 | |
𑆫𑆑 𑆫 | raka rạ | ra | [ra] | 𑆫 | |
𑆬𑆳𑆮 𑆬 | lāva lạ | la | [la] | 𑆬 | |
𑆧𑆝𑆶 𑆝𑆶𑆝𑇀 𑆝 | boḍu ḍuḍ ḍạ | ḷa | [ɭa] | 𑆭 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this consonant. |
𑆮𑆯𑆴 𑆮 | vashi vạ | va | [ʋa] | 𑆮 | |
𑆯𑆑𑆫𑇀 𑆯 | shakar shạ | sha | [ʃa] | 𑆯 | |
𑆦𑆳𑆫𑆴 𑆰 | phāri ṣạ | ṣa | [ʂa] | 𑆰 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this consonant. |
𑆱𑆶𑆱𑇀 𑆱 | sus sạ | sa | [sa] | 𑆱 | |
𑆲𑆳𑆬 𑆲 | hala hạ | ha | [ha] | 𑆲 |
Vowels
[edit]Name | Transliteration | IPA | Isolated glyph | Remarks[63] | |
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𑆄𑆢𑆿 𑆃 | ādau a | a | [a] | 𑆃 | |
𑆎𑆠𑆮𑇀 𑆄 | aitav ā | ā | [aː] | 𑆄 | |
𑆪𑆪𑆮𑇀 𑆪𑆼 | yeyev yē | i | [i] | 𑆅 | |
𑆅𑆯𑆫𑆮𑇀 𑆆 | yisherav yī | ī | [iː] | 𑆆 | |
𑆮𑇀𑆮𑆥𑆬𑇀 𑆮𑆾 | vọpal vō | u | [u] | 𑆇 | |
𑆮𑇀𑆮𑆥𑆬𑇀 𑆧𑆳 𑆈 | vọpal bā ū | ū | [uː] | 𑆈 | |
𑆉𑆤𑆮𑇀 𑆉 | r̥enav | r̥ | [r̩] | 𑆉 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this vowel. |
𑆫𑆒𑆮𑇀 𑆊 | rakhav | r̥̄ | [r̩ː] | 𑆊 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this vowel. |
𑆬𑇀𑆪𑆪𑆮𑇀 𑆋 | leyev | l̥ | [l̩] | 𑆋 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this vowel. |
𑆬𑆵𑆪𑆮𑇀 𑆌 | līsav | l̥̄ | [l̩ː] | 𑆌 | The Kashmiri language does not possess this vowel. |
𑆠𑆬𑆮𑇀𑆪𑇀 𑆍 | talavya yē | ē | [eː] | 𑆍 | |
𑆠𑆳𑆬𑆵 𑆎 | tolī ai | ai | [əi] | 𑆎 | |
𑆮𑆶𑆜𑆾 𑆏 | vuṭhō ō | ō | [oː] | 𑆏 | |
𑆃𑆯𑆴𑆢𑆵 𑆐 | ashidī au | au | [ɔː] | 𑆐 | |
𑆃𑆝𑆴 𑆖𑆤𑆢𑇀𑆫 𑆦𑇀𑆪𑆫𑆶 | aḍi tsandra phyor | am̐ | [◌̃] | 𑆃𑆀 | |
𑆩𑆱𑇀 𑆦𑇀𑆪𑆫𑆴 𑆃𑆁 | mas phyori aṃ | aṃ | [n],[m] | 𑆃𑆁 | |
𑆢𑆾 𑆦𑇀𑆪𑆫𑆴 𑆃𑆂 | dō phyori aḥ | aḥ | [h] | 𑆃𑆂 |
Vowel mark
Name | Transliteration | IPA | Isolated vowel mark | Vowel mark indicated on consonant pa | Distinct ways of indicating vowel marks on special consonants | |
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𑆮𑆲𑆳𑆪𑇀 | vahāy | -ā | [aː] | 𑆳 | 𑆥𑆳 | 𑆕=𑆕𑆳
𑆘=𑆘𑆳 𑆛=𑆛𑆳 𑆟=𑆟𑆳 |
𑆩𑆷𑆤𑇀𑆡𑆫𑇀 | mūnthar | -i | [i] | 𑆴 | 𑆥𑆴 | |
𑆃𑆫𑇀 𑆩𑆷𑆤𑇀𑆡𑆫𑇀 | ar mūnthar | -ī | [iː] | 𑆵 | 𑆥𑆵 | |
𑆒𑆶𑆫𑆶 | khuru | -u | [u] | 𑆶 | 𑆥𑆶 | 𑆑=𑆑𑆶
𑆓=𑆓𑆶 𑆙=𑆙𑆶 𑆚=𑆚𑆶 𑆝=𑆝𑆶 𑆠=𑆠𑆶 𑆨=𑆨𑆶 𑆫=𑆫𑆶 𑆯=𑆯𑆶 |
𑆃𑆫𑇀 𑆒𑆷𑆫𑆷 | ar khūrū | -ū | [uː] | 𑆷 | 𑆥𑆷 | 𑆑=𑆑𑆷
𑆓=𑆓𑆷 𑆙=𑆙𑆷 𑆚=𑆚𑆷 𑆝=𑆝𑆷 𑆠=𑆠𑆷 𑆨=𑆨𑆷 𑆫=𑆫𑆷 𑆯=𑆯𑆷 |
𑆉𑆤𑆮𑇀 𑆉 | r̥enav r̥a | -r̥ | [r̩] | 𑆸 | 𑆥𑆸 | 𑆑=𑆑𑆸 |
𑆫𑆒𑆮𑇀 𑆊 | rakhav ru | -r̥̄ | [r̩ː] | 𑆹 | 𑆥𑆹 | 𑆑=𑆑𑆹 |
𑆬𑇀𑆪𑆪𑆮𑇀 𑆋 | leyev l̥a | -l̥ | [l̩] | 𑆺 | 𑆥𑆺 | |
𑆬𑆵𑆱𑆮𑇀 𑆌 | līsav l̥̄a | -l̥̄ | [l̩ː] | 𑆻 | 𑆥𑆻 | |
𑆲𑇀𑆮𑆁𑆝𑆷 | hvanḍū | -ē | [eː] | 𑆼 | 𑆥𑆼 | |
𑆲𑇀𑆮𑆁𑆘𑆾𑆫𑇀 | hvanjōr | -ai | [əi] | 𑆽 | 𑆥𑆽 | |
𑆃𑆑𑆶 𑆯𑇀𑆪𑆷𑆫𑆶 | oku shyūr | -ō | [oː] | 𑆾 | 𑆥𑆾 | |
𑆃𑆑𑆶𑆯𑆴 𑆮𑆲𑆳𑆪𑇀 | okushi vahāy | -au | [ɔː] | 𑆿 | 𑆥𑆿 | |
𑆃𑆝𑆴 𑆖𑆤𑇀𑆢𑇀𑆫 𑆦𑇀𑆪𑆫𑆶 | aḍi tsandra phyor | -am̐ | [◌̃] | 𑆀 | 𑆥𑆀 | |
𑆩𑆱𑇀 𑆦𑇀𑆪𑆫𑆴 𑆃𑆁 | mas phyori aṃ | -aṃ | [n],[m] | 𑆁 | 𑆥𑆁 | |
𑆢𑆾 𑆦𑇀𑆪𑆫𑆴 𑆃𑆂 | dō phyori aḥ | -aḥ | [h] | 𑆂 | 𑆥𑆂 |
Grammar
[edit]Kashmiri is afusional language[65]withverb-second (V2)word order.[66]Several of Kashmiri's grammatical features distinguish it from otherIndo-Aryan languages.[67]
Nouns
[edit]Kashmiri nouns are inflected according to gender, number and case. There are noarticles,nor is there any grammatical distinction fordefiniteness,although there is some optional adverbial marking for indefinite or "generic" noun qualities.[65]
Gender
[edit]The Kashmirigendersystem is divided into masculine and feminine. Feminine forms are typically generated by the addition of a suffix (or in most cases, amorphophonemicchange, or both) to a masculine noun.[65]A relatively small group of feminine nouns have uniquesuppletionforms that are totally different from the corresponding masculine forms.[68]The following table illustrates the range of possible gender forms:[69]
Process Masculine Feminine Meaning -en’ suffix [d̪ukaːnd̪aːr] دُکاندار
[d̪ukaːnd̪aːrenʲ] دُکانداریٚنؠ
shopkeeper -bāy suffix [maːʃʈar] ماشٹَر
[maːʃʈarbaːj] ماشٹَر باے
teacher -in’ + vowel change [xar] خَر
[xərinʲ] خٔرِنؠ
donkey -ür + vowel change [pʰot̪] پھۆت
[pʰɔt̪ɨr] پھۄتٕر
basket Adding of affix [huːn] ہوٗن
[huːnʲ] ہوٗنؠ
dog/bitch vowel change [ɡaɡur] گَگُر
[ɡaɡɨr] گَگٕر
rat consonant change [hokʰ] ہۆکھ
[hot͡ʃʰ] ہۆچھ
dry vowel/consonant change [t̪ot̪] تۆت
[t̪ət͡s] تٔژ
hot suppletive form [marɨd̪] مَرٕد
[zanaːnɨ] زَنانہٕ
man/woman masculine only [nuːl] نوٗل
--- mongoose feminine only --- [mət͡ʃʰ] مٔچھ
housefly
Some nouns borrowed from other languages, such as Persian, Arabic, Sanskrit, Urdu or English, follow a slightly different gender system. Notably, many words borrowed from Urdu have different genders in Kashmiri.[68]
Case
[edit]There are fivecasesin Kashmiri:nominative,dative,ergative,ablativeandvocative.[70]Case is expressed via suffixation of the noun.
Kashmiri utilizes anergative-absolutive case structurewhen the verb is in simple past tense.[70]Thus, in these sentences, thesubjectof atransitive verbis marked in the ergative case and theobjectin nominative, which is identical to how the subject of anintransitive verbis marked.[70][71][72]However, in sentences constructed in any other tense, or in past tense sentences with intransitive verbs, a nominative-dative paradigm is adopted, with objects (whether direct or indirect) generally marked in dative case.[73]
Other case distinctions, such aslocative,instrumental,genitive,comitativeandallative,are marked bypostpositionsrather than suffixation.[74]
Noun morphology
[edit]The following table illustrates Kashmiri noun declension according to gender, number and case.[73][75]
Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural Nom. -Ø -Ø -Ø -Ø Erg. -[an]
اَن-[aʋ]
اَو-[i]
اِ-[aʋ]
اَوDat. -[as]or -[is]
اَسorاِس-[an]
اَن-[i]
اِ-[an]
اَنAbl. -[i]or -[ɨ]
اِorإ-[aʋ]
اَو-[i]
اِ-[aʋ]
اَوVoc. -[aː]
ا-[aʋ]
اَو-[ij]
اِے-[aʋ]
اَو
Verbs
[edit]Kashmiri verbs are declined according to tense andperson,and to a lesser extent, gender. Tense, along with certain distinctions ofaspect,is formed by the addition of suffixes to the verb stem (minus theinfinitiveending - /un/), and in many cases by the addition of variousmodal auxiliaries.[76]Postpositions fulfill numerous adverbial and semantic roles.[77]
Tense
[edit]Present tense in Kashmiri is an auxiliary construction formed by a combination of thecopulaand the imperfective suffix -/aːn/ added to the verb stem. The various copula forms agree with their subject according to gender and number, and are provided below with the verb /jun/ (to come):[78]
Present Masculine Feminine 1st person sing. [t͡ʃʰusjiʋaːn]
چھُس یِوان[t͡ʃʰasjiʋaːn]
چھَس یِوان2nd person sing. [t͡ʃʰukʰjiʋaːn]
چھُکھ یِوان[t͡ʃʰakʰjiʋaːn]
چھَکھ یِوان3rd person sing. [t͡ʃʰujiʋaːn]
چھُ یِوان[t͡ʃʰejiʋaːn]
چھےٚ یِوان1st person pl. [t͡ʃʰijiʋaːn]
چھِ یِوان[t͡ʃʰajiʋaːn]
چھَ یِوان2nd person pl. [t͡ʃʰiʋjiʋaːn]
چھِو یِوان[t͡ʃʰaʋjiʋaːn]
چھَو یِوان3rd person pl. [t͡ʃʰijiʋaːn]
چھِ یِوان[t͡ʃʰejiʋaːn]
چھےٚ یِوان
Past tense in Kashmiri is significantly more complex than the other tenses, and is subdivided into three past tense distinctions.[79]The simple (sometimes called proximate) past refers to completed past actions. Remote past refers to actions that lack this in-built perfective aspect. Indefinite past refers to actions performed a long time ago, and is often used in historical narrative or storytelling contexts.[80]
As described above, Kashmiri is asplit-ergativelanguage; in all three of these past tense forms, the subjects of transitive verbs are marked in the ergative case and direct objects in the nominative. Intransitive subjects are marked in the nominative.[80]Nominative arguments, whether subjects or objects, dictate gender, number and person marking on the verb.[80][81]
Verbs of the simple past tense are formed via the addition of a suffix to the verb stem, which usually undergoes certain uniform morphophonemic changes. First and third person verbs of this type do not take suffixes and agree with the nominative object in gender and number, but there are second person verb endings. The entire simple past tense paradigm of transitive verbs is illustrated below using the verb /parun/ ( "to read" ):[82]
Simple past (transitive) Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st person [por]
پۆر[pərʲ]
پٔرؠ[pər]
پٔر[pari]
پَرِ2nd person Non-honorific [porut̪ʰ]
پۆرُتھ[pərit̪ʰ]
پٔرِتھ[pərɨt̪ʰ]
پٔرٕتھ[parʲat̪ʰ]
پَرؠتھHonorific [porʋɨ]
پۆروٕ[pəriʋɨ]
پٔرِوٕ[pərʋɨ]
پٔروٕ[pariʋɨ]
پَرِوٕ3rd person [por]
پۆر[pərʲ]
پٔرؠ[pər]
پٔر[pari]
پَرِ
A group of irregular intransitive verbs (special intransitives), take a different set of endings in addition to the morphophonemic changes that affect most past tense verbs.[83]
Simple past (special intransitive) Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st person -[us]
اُس-[ʲ]
ؠ-[as]
اَس-[i]
اِ2nd person -[kʰ]
کھ-[ʋɨ]
وٕ-[kʰ]
کھ-[ʋɨ]
وٕ3rd person -Ø -Ø -[t͡ʃʰ]
چھ-[i]
اِ
Intransitive verbs in the simple past are conjugated the same as intransitives in the indefinite past tense form.[84]
Simple past (intransitive) Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st person -[jas]
یَس-[jeːji]
یے یہِ-[jeːjas]
یے یَس-[jeːji]
یے یہِ2nd person -[jaːkʰ]
یاکھ-[jeːjiʋɨ]
یے یِوٕ-[jeːjakʰ]
یے یَکھ-[jeːjiʋɨ]
یے یِوٕ3rd person -[joːʋ]
یوو-[jeːji]
یے یہِ-[jeːji]
یے یہِ-[jeːji]
یے یہِ
In contrast to the simple past, verb stems are unchanged in the indefinite and remote past, although the addition of the tense suffixes does cause some morphophonetic change.[85]Transitive verbs are declined according to the following paradigm:[86]
Indefinite past (transitive) Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st/3rd person -[joːʋ]
یوو-[eːji]
ے یہِ-[eːji]
ے یہِ-[eːji]
ے یہِ2nd person -[joːt̪ʰ]
یوتھ-[eːjat̪ʰ]
ے یَتھ-[eːjat̪ʰ]
ے یَتھ-[eːjat̪ʰ]
ے یَتھ
Remote past (transitive) Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st/3rd person -[eːjoːʋ]
ے یوو-[eːjaːji]
ے یایہِ-[eːjaːji]
ے یایہِ-[eːjaːji]
ے یایہِ2nd person -[eːjoːt̪ʰ]
ے یوتھ-[eːjeːjat̪ʰ]
ے یے یَتھ-[eːjeːjat̪ʰ]
ے یے یَتھ-[eːjeːjat̪ʰ]
ے یے یَتھ
As in the simple past, "special intransitive" verbs take a different set of endings in the indefinite and remote past:[87]
Indefinite past (special intransitive) Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st person -[aːs]
اس-[aːjas]
ایَس-[aːjas]
ایَس-[aːji]
ایہِ2nd person -[kʰ]
کھ-[kʰ]
کھ-[aːjakʰ]
ایَکھ-[aːjiʋɨ]
ایِوٕ3rd person -[aʋ]
اَو-[aːji]
ایہِ-[aːji]
ایہِ-[aːji]
ایہِ
Remote past (special intransitive) Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st person -[aːjaːs]
ایاس-[eːjaːji]
ے یایہِ-[eːjeːjas]
ے یے یَس-[eːjeːji]
ے یے یہِ2nd person -[aːkʰ]
اکھ-[eːjiʋɨ]
ے یِوٕ-[aːjakʰ]
ایَکھ-[aːjiʋɨ]
ایِوٕ3rd person -[eːjoːʋ]
ے یوو-[eːjeːji]
ے یے یہِ-[eːjaːjɨ]
ے یایہٕ-[eːjaːjɨ]
ے یایہٕ
Regular intransitive verbs also take a different set of endings in the indefinite and remote past, subject to some morphophonetic variation:[88]
Indefinite past (intransitive) Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st person -[jas]
یَس-[jeːji]
یے یہِ-[jeːjas]
یے یَس-[jeːji]
یے یہِ2nd person -[jaːkʰ]
یاکھ-[jeːjiʋɨ]
یے یِوٕ-[jeːjakʰ]
یے یَکھ-[jeːjiʋɨ]
یے یِوٕ3rd person -[joːʋ]
یوو-[jeːji]
یے یہِ-[jeːji]
یے یہِ-[jeːji]
یے یہِ
Remote past (intransitive) Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st person -[jeːjaːs]
یے یاس-[jeːji]
یے یہِ-[jeːjaːs]
یے یاس-[jeːji]
یے یہِ2nd person -[jeːjakʰ]
یے یَکھ-[jeːjiʋɨ]
یے یِوٕ-[jeːjakʰ]
یے یَکھ-[jeːjiʋɨ]
یے یِوٕ3rd person -[jeːjoːʋ]
یے یوو-[jeːji]
یے یہِ-[jeːjaːjɨ]
یے یایہٕ-[jeːjɨ]
یے یہٕ
Future tense intransitive verbs are formed by the addition of suffixes to the verb stem:[89]
Future (intransitive) Singular Plural 1st person -[mɨ]
مہٕ-[maʋ]
مَو2nd person -[akʰ]
اَکھ-[jiʋ]
یِو3rd person -[ji]
یِہ-[an]
اَن
The future tense of transitive verbs, however, is formed by adding suffixes that agree with both the subject and direct object according to number, in a complex fashion:[90]
Future (transitive) Singular object Plural object 1st person sing. -[an]
اَن-[akʰ]
اَکھ1st person pl. -[ɨhoːn]
إہون-[ɨhoːkʰ]
إہوکھ2nd person sing. -[ɨhǝn]
إۂن-[ɨhǝkʰ]
إۂکھ2nd person pl. -[ɨhuːn]
إہوٗن-[ɨhuːkʰ]
إہوٗکھ3rd person sing. -[jas]
یَس-[jakʰ]
یَکھ3rd person pl. -[ɨnas]
إنَس-[ɨnakʰ]
إنَکھ
Aspect
[edit]There are two mainaspectualdistinctions in Kashmiri, perfective and imperfective. Both employ aparticipleformed by the addition of a suffix to the verb stem, as well as the fully conjugated auxiliary /aːsun/ ( "to be" )—which agrees according to gender, number and person with the object (for transitive verbs) or the subject (for intransitive verbs).[91]
Like the auxiliary, the participle suffix used with the perfective aspect (expressing completed or concluded action) agrees in gender and number with the object (for transitive verbs) or subject (for intransitives) as illustrated below:[91]
Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural -[mut̪]
مُت-[mɨt̪ʲ]
مٕتؠ-[mɨt͡s]
مٕژ-[mat͡sɨ]
مَژٕ
The imperfective (expressing habitual or progressive action) is simpler, taking the participle suffix -/aːn/ in all forms, with only the auxiliary showing agreement.[92]A type ofiterative aspectcan be expressed byreduplicatingthe imperfective participle.[93]
Pronouns
[edit]Pronounsare declined according to person, gender, number and case, although only third person pronouns are overtly gendered. Also in third person, a distinction is made between three degrees of proximity, called proximate, remote I and remote II.[94]
Nominative Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st person [bɨ]
بہٕ[ǝsʲ]
أسؠ[bɨ]
بہٕ[ǝsʲ]
أسؠ2nd person [t͡sɨ]
ژٕ[t̪ohʲ]or[t̪uhʲ]
تۆہؠorتُہؠ[t͡sɨ]
ژٕ[t̪ohʲ]or[t̪uhʲ]
تۆہؠorتُہؠ3rd person proximate [ji]
یہِ[jim]
یِم[ji]
یہِ[jimɨ]
یِمہٕremote I [hu]
ہُہ[hum]
ہُم[hɔ]
ہۄ[humɨ]
ہُمہٕremote II [su]
سُہ[t̪im]
تِم[sɔ]
سۄ[t̪imɨ]
تِمہٕ
Ergative Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st person [me]
مےٚ[asi]
اَسہِ[me]
مےٚ[asi]
اَسہِ2nd person [t͡se]
ژےٚ[t̪ɔhi]
تۄہِہ[t͡se]
ژےٚ[t̪ɔhi]
تۄہِہ3rd person proximate [jemʲ]
ییٚمؠ[jimaʋ]
یِمَو[jemi]
ییٚمِہ[jimaʋ]
یِمَوremote I [humʲ]
ہُمؠ[humaʋ]
ہُمَو[humi]
ہُمہِ[humaʋ]
ہُمَوremote II [t̪ǝmʲ]
تٔمؠ[t̪imaʋ]
تِمَو[t̪ami]
تَمہِ[t̪imaʋ]
تِمَو
Dative Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st person [me]
مےٚ[asi]
اَسہِ[me]
مےٚ[asi]
اَسہِ2nd person [t͡se]
ژےٚ[t̪ɔhi]
تۄہہِ[t͡se]
ژےٚ[t̪ɔhi]
تۄہہِ3rd person proximate [jemis]
ییٚمِس[jiman]
یِمَن[jemis]
ییٚمِس[jiman]
یِمَنremote I [humis]
ہُمِس[human]
ہُمَن[humis]
ہُمِس[human]
ہُمَنremote II [t̪ǝmis]
تٔمِس[t̪iman]
تِمَن[t̪ǝmis]
تٔمِس[t̪iman]
تِمَن
Ablative Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st person [me]
مےٚ[asi]
اَسہِ[me]
مےٚ[asi]
اَسہِ2nd person [t͡se]
ژےٚ[t̪ɔhi]
تۄہہِ[t͡se]
ژےٚ[t̪ɔhi]
تۄہہِ3rd person proximate [jemi]
ییٚمہِ[jimaʋ]
یِمَو[jemi]
ییٚمہِ[jimaʋ]
یِمَوremote I [humi]
ہُمہِ[humaʋ]
ہُمَو[humi]
ہُمہِ[humaʋ]
ہُمَوremote II [t̪ǝmi]
تٔمہِ[t̪imaʋ]
تِمَو[t̪ǝmi]
تٔمہِ[t̪imaʋ]
تِمَو
There is also a dedicated genitive pronoun set, in contrast to the way that the genitive is constructed adverbially elsewhere. As with future tense, these forms agree with both the subject and direct object in person and number.[95]
Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural 1st sing. [mʲoːn] میٛون
[mʲəːnʲ] میٛٲنؠ
[mʲəːnʲ] میٛٲنؠ
[mʲaːni] میٛانہِ
1st pl. [soːn] سون
[səːnʲ] سٲنؠ
[səːnʲ] سٲنؠ
[saːni] سانہِ
2nd sing. [t͡ʃoːn] چون
[t͡ʃəːnʲ] چٲنؠ
[t͡ʃəːnʲ] چٲنؠ
[t͡ʃaːni] چانہِ
2nd pl. [t̪uhund̪] تُہُنٛد
[t̪uhɨnd̪ʲ] تُہٕنٛدؠ
[t̪uhɨnz] تُہٕنٛز
[t̪uhɨnzɨ] تُہٕنٛزٕ
3rd sing. prox. [jemʲsund̪] ییٚمؠ سُنٛد
[jemʲsɨnd̪ʲ] ییٚمؠ سٕنٛدؠ
[jemʲsɨnz] ییٚمؠ سٕنٛز
[jemʲsɨnzɨ] ییٚمؠ سٕنٛزٕ
3rd pl. prox. [jihund̪] یِہُنٛد
[jihɨnd̪ʲ] یِہٕنٛدؠ
[jihɨnz] یِہٕنٛز
[jihɨnzɨ] یِہٕنٛزٕ
3rd sing. R I [humʲsund] ہُمؠ سُنٛد
[humʲsɨnd̪ʲ] ہُمؠ سٕنٛدؠ
[humʲsɨnz] ہُمؠ سٕنٛز
[humʲsɨnzɨ] ہُمؠ سٕنٛزٕ
3rd pl. R I [huhund̪] ہُہُنٛد
[huhɨnd̪ʲ] ہُہٕنٛدؠ
[huhɨnz] ہُہٕنٛز
[huhɨnzɨ] ہُہٕنٛزٕ
3rd sing. R II [t̪ǝmʲsund̪] تٔمؠ سُنٛد
[t̪ǝmʲsɨnd̪ʲ] تٔمؠ سٕنٛدؠ
[t̪ǝmʲsɨnz] تٔمؠ سٕنٛز
[t̪ǝmʲsɨnzɨ] تٔمؠ سٕنٛزٕ
3rd pl. R II [t̪ihund̪] تِہُنٛد
[t̪ihɨnd̪ʲ] تِہٕنٛدؠ
[t̪ihɨnz] تِہٕنٛز
[t̪ihɨnzɨ] تِہٕنٛزٕ
Adjectives
[edit]There are two kinds of adjectives in Kashmiri, those that agree with their referent noun (according to case, gender and number) and those that are not declined at all.[96]Most adjectives are declined, and generally take the same endings and gender-specific stem changes as nouns.[97]The declinable adjective endings are provided in the table below, using the adjectiveوۄزُل[ʋɔzul]( "red" ):[98][99]
Masculine Feminine singular plural singular plural Nom. [ʋɔzul]
وۄزُل[ʋɔzɨlʲ]
وۄزٕلؠ[ʋɔzɨd͡ʒ]
وۄزٕج[ʋɔzd͡ʒi]
وۄزجہِErg. [ʋɔzlɨ]
وۄزلہٕ[ʋɔzlʲaʋ]
وۄزلؠو[ʋɔzd͡ʒi]
وۄزجہِ[ʋɔzd͡ʒaʋ]
وۄزجَوDat. [ʋɔzlis]
وۄزلِس[ʋɔzlʲan]
وۄزلؠن[ʋɔzd͡ʒi]
وۄزجہِ[ʋɔzd͡ʒan]
وۄزجَنAbl. [ʋɔzlɨ]
وۄزلہٕ[ʋɔzlʲaʋ]
وۄزلؠو[ʋɔzd͡ʒi]
وۄزجہِ[ʋɔzd͡ʒaʋ]
وۄزجَو
Among those adjectives not declined are adjectives that end in -[lad̪]or -[ɨ],adjectives borrowed from other languages, and a few isolated irregulars.[98]
The comparative and superlative forms of adjectives are formed with the wordsژۆر[t͡sor]( "more" ) andسؠٹھا[sʲaʈʰaː]( "most" ), respectively.[100]
Numerals
[edit]Within the Kashmir language, numerals are separated intocardinal numbersandordinal numbers.[101]These numeral forms, as well as their aggregative (both, all the five, etc.),multiplicative(two times, four times, etc.), and emphatic forms (only one, only three, etc.) are provided by the table below.[101]
Cardinal Ordinal Aggregative Multiplicative Emphatic Suffix -[jum]for masculine -[im]for feminine
-[ʋaj] -[ɡun]or -[ɡon]for masculine -[ɡɨn]for feminine
-[j] 0. [sifar] صِفَر
1. [akʰ] اَکھ
[ǝkʲum]or[ǝkim] أکیُٛمorأکِم
[oɡun]or[oɡɨn] اۆگُنorاۆگٕن
[akuj] اَکُے
2. [zɨ] زٕ
[dojum]or[dojim] دۆیُمorدۆیِم
[dɔʃʋaj] دۄشوَے
[doɡun]or[doɡɨn] دۆگُنorدۆگٕن
[zɨj] زٕے
3. [tre] ترٛےٚ
[trejum]or[trejim] ترٛیٚیُمorترٛیٚیِم
[treʃʋaj] ترٛیٚشوَے
[troɡun]or[troɡɨn] ترٛۆگُنorترٛۆگٕن
[trej] ترٛیٚے
4. [t͡soːr] ژور
[t͡suːrʲum]or[t͡suːrim] ژوٗریُٛمorژوٗرِم
[t͡sɔʃʋaj] ژۄشوَے
[t͡soɡun]or[t͡soɡɨn] ژۆگُنorژۆگٕن
[t͡soːraj] ژورَے
5. [pãːt͡sʰ]or[pə̃ːt͡sʰ] پانٛژھorپٲنٛژھ
[pɨ̃:t͡sjum]or[pɨ̃:t͡sim] پٟنٛژیُٛمorپٟنٛژِم
[pãːt͡sɨʋaj] پانٛژٕوَے
[pãːt͡sɨɡun]or[pãːt͡sɨɡɨn] پانٛژٕگُنorپانٛژٕگٕن
[pãːt͡saj] پانٛژَے
6. [ʃe] شےٚ
[ʃejum]or[ʃejim] شیٚیُمorشیٚیِم
[ʃenɨʋaj] شیٚنہٕ وَے
[ʃuɡun]or[ʃuɡɨn] شُگُنorشُگٕن
[ʃej] شیٚے
7. [satʰ] سَتھ
[sətjum]or[sətim] سٔتیُٛمorسٔتِم
[satɨʋaj] سَتہٕ وَے
[satɨɡun]or[satɨɡɨn] سَتہٕ گُنorسَتہٕ گٕن
[sataj] سَتَے
8. [əːʈʰ] ٲٹھ
[ɨːʈʰjum]or[uːʈʰjum] اٟٹھیُٛمorاوٗٹھیُٛم
[ɨːʈʰim]or[uːʈʰim]
اٟٹھِمorاوٗٹھِم
[əːʈʰɨʋaj] ٲٹھٕ وَے
[əːʈʰɨɡun]or[əːʈʰɨɡɨn] ٲٹھٕ گُنorٲٹھٕ گٕن
[əːʈʰaj] ٲٹھَے
9. [naʋ] نَو
[nəʋjum]or[nəʋim] نٔویُٛمorنٔوِم
[naʋɨʋaj] نَوٕوَے
[naʋɨɡun]or[naʋɨɡɨn] نَوٕگُنorنَوٕگٕن
[naʋaj] نَوَے
10. [dəh]or[daːh] دٔہorداہ
[dəhjum]or[dəhim] دٔہیُٛمorدٔہِم
[dəhɨʋaj] دٔہہٕ وَے
[dəhɨɡon]or[dəhɨɡɨn] دٔہہٕ گۆنorدٔہہٕ گٕن
[dəhaj] دٔہَے
11. [kah]or[kaːh] کَہہorکاہ
[kəhjum]or[kəhim] کٔہیُٛمorکٔہِم
12. [bah]or[baːh] بَہہorباہ
[bəhjum]or[bəhim] بٔہیُٛمorبٔہِم
13. [truʋaːh] ترُٛواہ
[truʋəːhjum]or[truʋəːhim] ترُٛوٲہیُٛمorترُٛوٲہِم
14. [t͡sɔdaːh] ژۄداہ
[t͡sɔdəːhjum]or[t͡sɔdəːhim] ژۄدٲہیُٛمorژۄدٲہِم
15. [pandaːh] پَنٛداہ
[pandəːhjum]or[pandəːhim] پَنٛدٲہیُٛمorپَنٛدٲہِم
16. [ʃuraːh] شُراہ
[ʃurəːhjum]or[ʃurəːhim] شُرٲہیُٛمorشُرٲہِم
17. [sadaːh] سَداہ
[sadəːhjum]or[sadəːhim] سَدٲہیُٛمorسَدٲہِم
18. [arɨdaːh] اَرٕداہ
[arɨdəːhjum]or[arɨdəːhim] اَرٕدٲہیُٛمorاَرٕدٲہِم
19. [kunɨʋuh] کُنہٕ وُہ
[kunɨʋuhjum]or[kunɨʋuhim] کُنہٕ وُہیُٛمorکُنہٕ وُہِم
20. [ʋuh] وُہ
[ʋuhjum]or[ʋuhim] وُہیُٛمorوُہِم
21. [akɨʋuh] اَکہٕ وُہ
[akɨʋuhjum]or[akɨʋuhim] اَکہٕ وُہیُٛمorاَکہٕ وُہِم
22. [zɨtoːʋuh] زٕتووُہ
[zɨtoːʋuhjum]or[zɨtoːʋuhim] زٕتووُہیُٛمorزٕتووُہِم
23. [troʋuh] ترٛۆوُہ
[troʋuhjum]or[troʋuhim] ترٛۆوُہیُٛمorترٛۆوُہِم
24. [t͡soʋuh] ژۆوُہ
[t͡soʋuhjum]or[t͡soʋuhim] ژۆوُہیُٛمorژۆوُہِم
25. [pɨnt͡sɨh] پٕنٛژٕہ
[pɨnt͡sɨhjum]or[pɨnt͡sɨhim] پٕنٛژٕہیُٛمorپٕنٛژٕہِم
26. [ʃatɨʋuh] شَتہٕ وُہ
[ʃatɨʋuhjum]or[ʃatɨʋuhim] شَتہٕ وُہیُٛمorشَتہٕ وُہِم
27. [satoːʋuh] سَتووُہ
[satoːʋuhjum]or[satoːʋuhim] سَتووُہیُٛمorسَتووُہِم
28. [aʈʰoːʋuh] اَٹھووُہ
[aʈʰoːʋuhjum]or[aʈʰoːʋuhim] اَٹھووُہیُٛمorاَٹھووُہِم
29. [kunɨtrɨh] کُنہٕ ترٕٛہ
[kunɨtrɨhjum]or[kunɨtrɨhim] کُنہٕ ترٕٛہیُٛمorکُنہٕ ترٕٛہِم
30. [trɨh] ترٕٛہ
[trɨhjum]or[trɨhim] ترٕٛہیُٛمorترٕٛہِم
31. [akɨtrɨh] اَکہٕ ترٕٛہ
[akɨtrɨhjum]or[akɨtrɨhim] اَکہٕ ترٕٛہیُٛمorاَکہٕ ترٕٛہِم
32. [dɔjitrɨh] دۄیہِ ترٕٛہ
[dɔjitrɨhjum]or[dɔjitrɨhjim] دۄیہِ ترٕٛہیُٛمorدۄیہِ ترٕٛہِم
33. [tejitrɨh] تیٚیہِ ترٕٛہ
[tejitrɨhjum]or[tejitrɨhim] تیٚیہِ ترٕٛہیُٛمorتیٚیہِ ترٕٛہِم
34. [t͡sɔjitrɨh] ژۄیہِ ترٕٛہ
[t͡sɔjitrɨhjum]or[t͡sɔjitrɨhim] ژۄیہِ ترٕٛہیُٛمorژۄیہِ ترٕٛہِم
35. [pə̃ːt͡sɨtrɨh]or[pãːt͡sɨtrɨh] پٲنٛژٕ ترٕٛہorپانٛژٕ ترٕٛہ
[pə̃ːt͡sɨtrɨhjum]or[pãːt͡sɨtrɨhjum] پٲنٛژٕ ترٕٛہیُٛمorپانٛژٕ ترٕٛہیُٛم
[pə̃ːt͡sɨtrɨhim]or[pãːt͡sɨtrɨhim]
پٲنٛژٕ ترٕٛہِمorپانٛژٕ ترٕٛہِم
36. [ʃejitrɨh] شیٚیہِ ترٕٛہ
[ʃejitrɨhjum]or[ʃejitrɨhim] شیٚیہِ ترٕٛہیُٛمorشیٚیہِ ترٕٛہِم
37. [satɨtrɨh] سَتہٕ ترٕٛہ
[satɨtrɨhjum]or[satɨtrɨhim] سَتہٕ ترٕٛہیُٛمorسَتہٕ ترٕٛہِم
38. [arɨtrɨh] اَرٕترٕٛہ
[arɨtrɨhjum]or[arɨtrɨhim] اَرٕترٕٛہیُٛمorاَرٕترٕٛہِم
39. [kunɨtəːd͡ʒih]or[kunɨtəːd͡ʒiː] کُنہٕ تٲجِہہorکُنہٕ تٲجی
[kunɨtəːd͡ʒihjum]or[kunɨtəːd͡ʒihim] کُنہٕ تٲجِہیُٛمorکُنہٕ تٲجِہِم
40. [t͡satd͡ʒih]or[t͡satd͡ʒiː] ژَتجِہہorژَتجی
[t͡satd͡ʒihjum]or[t͡satd͡ʒihim] ژَتجِہیُٛمorژَتجِہِم
41. [akɨtəːd͡ʒih]or[akɨtəːd͡ʒiː] اَکہٕ تٲجِہہorاَکہٕ تٲجی
[akɨtəːd͡ʒihjum]or[akɨtəːd͡ʒihim] اَکہٕ تٲجِہیُٛمorاَکہٕ تٲجِہِم
42. [dɔjitəːd͡ʒih]or[dɔjitəːd͡ʒiː] دۄیہِ تٲجِہہorدۄیہِ تٲجی
[dɔjitəːd͡ʒihjum]or[dɔjitəːd͡ʒihim] دۄیہِ تٲجِہیُٛمorدۄیہِ تٲجِہِم
43. [tejitəːd͡ʒih]or[tejitəːd͡ʒiː] تیٚیہِ تٲجِہہorتیٚیہِ تٲجی
[tejitəːd͡ʒihjum]or[tejitəːd͡ʒihim] تیٚیہِ تٲجِہیُٛمorتیٚیہِ تٲجِہِم
44. [t͡sɔjitəːd͡ʒih]or[t͡sɔjitəːd͡ʒiː] ژۄیہِ تٲجِہہorژۄیہِ تٲجی
[t͡sɔjitəːd͡ʒihjum]or[t͡sɔjitəːd͡ʒihim] ژۄیہِ تٲجِہیُٛمorژۄیہِ تٲجِہِم
45. [pə̃ːt͡sɨtəːd͡ʒih]or[pãːt͡sɨtəːd͡ʒih]or[pə̃ːt͡sɨtəːd͡ʒiː]or[pãːt͡sɨtəːd͡ʒiː] پٲنٛژٕ تٲجِہہorپانٛژٕ تٲجِہہorپٲنٛژٕ تٲجیorپانٛژٕ تٲجی
[pə̃ːt͡sɨtəːd͡ʒihjum]or[pãːt͡sɨtəːd͡ʒihim] پٲنٛژٕ تٲجِہیُٛمorپانٛژٕ تٲجِہیُٛم
[pə̃ːt͡sɨtəːd͡ʒihim]or[pãːt͡sɨtəːd͡ʒihim]
پٲنٛژٕ تٲجِہِمorپانٛژٕ تٲجِہِم
46. [ʃejitəːd͡ʒih]or[ʃejitəːd͡ʒiː] شیٚیہِ تٲجِہہorشیٚیہِ تٲجی
[ʃejitəːd͡ʒihjum]or[ʃejitəːd͡ʒihim] شیٚیہِ تٲجِہیُٛمorشیٚیہِ تٲجِہِم
47. [satɨtəːd͡ʒih]or[satɨtəːd͡ʒiː] سَتہٕ تٲجِہہorسَتہٕ تٲجی
[satɨtəːd͡ʒihjum]or[satɨtəːd͡ʒihim] سَتہٕ تٲجِہیُٛمorسَتہٕ تٲجِہِم
48. [arɨtəːd͡ʒih]or[arɨtəːd͡ʒiː] اَرٕتٲجِہہorاَرٕتٲجی
[arɨtəːd͡ʒihjum]or[arɨtəːd͡ʒihim] اَرٕتٲجِہیُٛمorاَرٕتٲجِہِم
49. [kunɨʋanzaːh] کُنہٕ وَنٛزاہ
[kunɨʋanzəːhjum]or[kunɨʋanzəːhim] کُنہٕ وَنٛزٲہیُٛمorکُنہٕ وَنٛزٲہِم
50. [pant͡saːh] پَنٛژاہ
[pant͡səːhjum]or[pant͡səːhim] پَنٛژٲہیُٛمorپَنٛژٲہِم
51. [akɨʋanzaːh] اَکہٕ وَنٛزاہ
[akɨʋanzəːhjum]or[akɨʋanzəːhim] اَکہٕ وَنٛزٲہیُٛمorاَکہٕ وَنٛزٲہِم
52. [duʋanzaːh] دُوَنٛزاہ
[duʋanzəːhjum]or[duʋanzəːhim] دُوَنٛزٲہیُٛمorدُوَنٛزٲہِم
53. [truʋanzaːh]or[trɨʋanzaːh] ترُٛوَنٛزاہorترٕٛوَنٛزاہ
[truʋanzəːhjum]or[truʋanzəːhim] ترُٛوَنٛزٲہیُٛمorترُٛوَنٛزٲہِم
[trɨʋanzəːhjum]or[trɨʋanzəːhim]
ترٕٛوَنٛزٲہیُٛمorترٕٛوَنٛزٲہِم
54. [t͡suʋanzaːh] ژُوَنٛزاہ
[t͡suʋanzəːhjum]or[t͡suʋanzəːhim] ژُوَنٛزٲہیُٛمorژُوَنٛزٲہِم
55. [pə̃ːt͡sɨʋanzaːh]or[pãːt͡sɨʋanzaːh] پٲنٛژٕ وَنٛزاہorپانٛژٕ وَنٛزاہ
[pə̃ːt͡sɨʋanzəːhjum]or[pãːt͡sɨʋanzəːhjum] پٲنٛژٕ وَنٛزٲہیُٛمorپانٛژٕ وَنٛزٲہیُٛم
[pə̃ːt͡sɨʋanzəːhim]or[pãːt͡sɨʋanzəːhim]
پٲنٛژٕ وَنٛزٲہِمorپانٛژٕ وَنٛزٲہِم
56. [ʃuʋanzaːh] شُوَنٛزاہ
[ʃuʋanzəːhjum]or[ʃuʋanzəːhim] شُوَنٛزٲہیُٛمorشُوَنٛزٲہِم
57. [satɨʋanzaːh] سَتہٕ وَنٛزاہ
[satɨʋanzəːhjum]or[satɨʋanzəːhim] سَتہٕ وَنٛزٲہیُٛمorسَتہٕ وَنٛزٲہِم
58. [arɨʋanzaːh] اَرٕوَنٛزاہ
[arɨʋanzəːhjum]or[arɨʋanzəːhim] اَرٕوَنٛزٲہیُٛمorاَرٕوَنٛزٲہِم
59. [kunɨhəːʈʰ] کُنہٕ ہٲٹھ
[kunɨhəːʈʰjum]or[kunɨhəːʈʰim] کُنہٕ ہٲٹھیُٛمorکُنہٕ ہٲٹھِم
60. [ʃeːʈʰ] شیٹھ
[ʃeːʈʰjum]or[ʃeːʈʰim] شیٹھیُٛمorشیٹھِم
61. [akɨhəːʈʰ] اَکہٕ ہٲٹھ
[akɨhəːʈʰjum]or[akɨhəːʈʰim] اَکہٕ ہٲٹھیُٛمorاَکہٕ ہٲٹھِم
62. [duhəːʈʰ] دُ ہٲٹھ
[duhəːʈʰjum]or[duhəːʈʰim] دُ ہٲٹھیُٛمorدُ ہٲٹھِم
63. [truhəːʈʰ]or[trɨhəːʈʰ] ترُٛہٲٹھorترٕٛہٲٹھ
[truhəːʈʰjum]or[truhəːʈʰim] ترُٛہٲٹھیُٛمorترُٛہٲٹھِم
[trɨhəːʈʰjum]or[trɨhəːʈʰim]
ترٕٛہٲٹھیُٛمorترٕٛہٲٹھِم
64. [t͡suhəːʈʰ] ژُہٲٹھ
[t͡suhəːʈʰjum]or[t͡suhəːʈʰim] ژُہٲٹھیُٛمorژُہٲٹھِم
65. [pə̃ːt͡sɨhəːʈʰ]or[pãːt͡sɨhəːʈʰ] پٲنٛژٕ ہٲٹھorپانٛژٕ ہٲٹھ
[pə̃ːt͡sɨhəːʈʰjum]or[pãːt͡sɨhəːʈʰjum] پٲنٛژٕ ہٲٹھیُٛمorپانٛژٕ ہٲٹھیُٛم
[pə̃ːt͡sɨhəːʈʰim]or[pãːt͡sɨhəːʈʰim]
پٲنٛژٕ ہٲٹھِمorپانٛژٕ ہٲٹھِم
66. [ʃuhəːʈʰ] شُہٲٹھ
[ʃuhəːʈʰjum]or[ʃuhəːʈʰim] شُہٲٹھیُٛمorشُہٲٹھِم
67. [satɨhəːʈʰ] سَتہٕ ہٲٹھ
[satɨhəːʈʰjum]or[satɨhəːʈʰim] سَتہٕ ہٲٹھیُٛمorسَتہٕ ہٲٹھِم
68. [arɨhəːʈʰ] اَرٕہٲٹھ
[arɨhəːʈʰjum]or[arɨhəːʈʰim] اَرٕہٲٹھیُٛمorاَرٕہٲٹھِم
69. [kunɨsatatʰ] کُنہٕ سَتَتھ
[kunɨsatatyum]or[kunɨsatatim] کُنہٕ سَتَتیُٛمorکُنہٕ سَتَتِم
70. [satatʰ] سَتَتھ
[satatjum]or[satatim] سَتَتیُٛمorسَتَتِم
71. [akɨsatatʰ] اَکہٕ سَتَتھ
[akɨsatatjum]or[akɨsatatim] اَکہٕ سَتَتیُٛمorاَکہٕ سَتَتِم
72. [dusatatʰ] دُسَتَتھ
[dusatatjum]or[dusatatim] دُسَتَتیُٛمorدُسَتَتِم
73. [trusatatʰ]or[trɨsatatʰ] ترُٛسَتَتھorترٕٛسَتَتھ
[trusatatjum]or[trusatatim] ترُٛسَتَتیُٛمorترُٛسَتَتِم
[trɨsatatjum]or[trɨsatatim]
ترٕٛسَتَتیُٛمorترٕٛسَتَتِم
74. [t͡susatatʰ] ژُسَتَتھ
[t͡susatatjum]or[t͡susatatim] ژُسَتَتیُٛمorژُسَتَتِم
75. [pə̃ːt͡sɨsatatʰ]or[pãːt͡sɨsatatʰ] پٲنٛژٕ سَتَتھorپانٛژٕ سَتَتھ
[pə̃ːt͡sɨsatatjum]or[pãːt͡sɨsatatjum] پٲنٛژٕ سَتَتیُٛمorپانٛژٕ سَتَتیُٛم
[pə̃ːt͡sɨsatatim]or[pãːt͡sɨsatatim]
پٲنٛژٕ سَتَتِمorپانٛژٕ سَتَتِم
76. [ʃusatatʰ] شُسَتَتھ
[ʃusatatjum]or[ʃusatatim] شُسَتَتیُٛمorشُسَتَتِم
77. [satɨsatatʰ] سَتہٕ سَتَتھ
[satɨsatatjum]or[satɨsatatim] سَتہٕ سَتَتیُٛمorسَتہٕ سَتَتِم
78. [arɨsatatʰ] اَرٕسَتَتھ
[arɨsatatjum]or[arɨsatatim] اَرٕسَتَتیُٛمorاَرٕسَتَتِم
79. [kunɨʃiːtʰ] کُنہٕ شيٖتھ
[kunɨʃiːtjum]or[kunɨʃiːtim] کُنہٕ شيٖتیُٛمorکُنہٕ شيٖتِم
80. [ʃiːtʰ] شيٖتھ
[ʃiːtjum]or[ʃiːtjim] شيٖتیُٛمorشيٖتِم
81. [akɨʃiːtʰ] اَکہٕ شيٖتھ
[akɨʃiːtjum]or[akɨʃiːtim] اَکہٕ شيٖتیُٛمorاَکہٕ شيٖتِم
82. [dɔjiʃiːtʰ] دۄیہِ شيٖتھ
[dɔjiʃiːtjum]or[dɔjiʃiːtjum] دۄیہِ شيٖتیُٛمorدۄیہِ شيٖتِم
83. [trejiʃiːtʰ] ترٛیٚیہِ شيٖتھ
[trejiʃiːtjum]or[trejiʃiːtim] ترٛیٚیہِ شيٖتیُٛمorترٛیٚیہِ شيٖتِم
84. [t͡sɔjiʃiːtʰ] ژۄیہِ شيٖتھ
[t͡sɔjiʃiːtjum]or[t͡sɔjiʃiːtim] ژۄیہِ شيٖتیُٛمorژۄیہِ شيٖتِم
85. [pə̃ːt͡sɨʃiːtʰ]or[pãːt͡sɨʃiːtʰ] پٲنٛژٕ شيٖتھorپانٛژٕ شيٖتھ
[pə̃ːt͡sɨʃiːtjum]or[pãːt͡sɨʃiːtjum] پٲنٛژٕ شيٖتیُٛمorپانٛژٕ شيٖتیُٛم
[pə̃ːt͡sɨʃiːtim]or[pãːt͡sɨʃiːtim]
پٲنٛژٕ شيٖتِمorپانٛژٕ شيٖتِم
86. [ʃejiʃiːtʰ] شیٚیہِ شيٖتھ
[ʃejiʃiːtjum]or[ʃejiʃiːtim] شیٚیہِ شيٖتیُٛمorشیٚیہِ شيٖتِم
87. [satɨʃiːtʰ] سَتہٕ شيٖتھ
[satɨʃiːtjum]or[satɨʃiːtim] سَتہٕ شيٖتیُٛمorسَتہٕ شيٖتِم
88. [arɨʃiːtʰ] اَرٕشيٖتھ
[arɨʃiːtjum]or[arɨʃiːtim] اَرٕشيٖتیُٛمorاَرٕشيٖتِم
89. [kunɨnamatʰ] کُنہٕ نَمَتھ
[kunɨnamatjum]or[kunɨnamatim] کُنہٕ نَمَتیُٛمorکُنہٕ نَمَتِم
90. [namatʰ] نَمَتھ
[namatjum]or[namatim] نَمَتیُٛمorنَمَتِم
91. [akɨnamatʰ] اَکہٕ نَمَتھ
[akɨnamatjum]or[akɨnamatim] اَکہٕ نَمَتیُٛمorاَکہٕ نَمَتِم
92. [dunamatʰ] دُنَمَتھ
[dunamatjum]or[dunamatim] دُنَمَتیُٛمorدُنَمَتِم
93. [trunamatʰ]or[trɨnamatʰ] ترُٛنَمَتھorترٕٛنَمَتھ
[trunamatjum]or[trunamatim] ترُٛنَمَتیُٛمorترُٛنَمَتِم
[trɨnamatjum]or[trɨnamatim]
ترٕٛنَمَتیُٛمorترٕٛنَمَتِم
94. [t͡sunamatʰ] ژُنَمَتھ
[t͡sunamatjum]or[t͡sunamatim] ژُنَمَتیُٛمorژُنَمَتِم
95. [pə̃ːt͡sɨnamatʰ]or[pãːt͡sɨnamatʰ] پٲنٛژٕ نَمَتھorپانٛژٕ نَمَتھ
[pə̃ːt͡sɨnamatjum]or[pãːt͡sɨnamatjum] پٲنٛژٕ نَمَتیُٛمorپانٛژٕ نَمَتیُٛم
[pə̃ːt͡sɨnamatim]or[pãːt͡sɨnamatim]
پٲنٛژٕ نَمَتِمorپانٛژٕ نَمَتِم
96. [ʃunamatʰ] شُنَمَتھ
[ʃunamatjum]or[ʃunamatim] شُنَمَتیُٛمorشُنَمَتِم
97. [satɨnamatʰ] سَتہٕ نَمَتھ
[satɨnamatjum]or[satɨnamatim] سَتہٕ نَمَتیُٛمorسَتہٕ نَمَتِم
98. [arɨnamatʰ] اَرٕنَمَتھ
[arɨnamatjum]or[arɨnamatjim] اَرٕنَمَتیُٛمorاَرٕنَمَتِم
99. [namɨnamatʰ] نَمہٕ نَمَتھ
[namɨnamatjum]or[namɨnamatim] نَمہٕ نَمَتیُٛمorنَمہٕ نَمَتِم
100. [hatʰ] ہَتھ
[hatyum]or[hatim] ہَتیُٛمorہَتِم
101. [akʰhatʰtɨakʰ] اَکھ ہَتھ تہٕ اَکھ
[akʰhatʰtɨǝkjum]or[akʰhatʰtɨǝkim] اَکھ ہَتھ تہٕ أکیُٛمorاَکھ ہَتھ تہٕ أکِم
102. [akʰhatʰtɨzɨ] اَکھ ہَتھ تہٕ زٕ
[akʰhatʰtɨdojum]or[akʰhatʰtɨdojim] اَکھ ہَتھ تہٕ دۆیُمorاَکھ ہَتھ تہٕ دۆیِم
200. [zɨhatʰ] زٕ ہَتھ
[duhatyum]or[duhatim] دُہَتیُٛمorدُہَتِم
300. [trehatʰ] ترٛےٚ ہَتھ
[trɨhatyum]or[trɨhatim] ترٕٛہَتیُٛمorترٕٛہَتِم
400. [t͡soːrhatʰ] ژور ہَتھ
[t͡suhatyum]or[t͡suhatim] ژُہَتیُٛمorژُہَتِم
500. [pə̃ːt͡sʰhatʰ]or[pãːt͡sʰhatʰ] پٲنٛژھ ہَتھorپانٛژھ ہَتھ
[pə̃ːt͡sɨhatyum]or[pãːt͡sɨhatyum] پٲنٛژٕ ہَتیُٛمorپانٛژٕ ہَتیُٛم
[pə̃ːt͡sɨhatim]or[pãːt͡sɨhatim]
پٲنٛژٕ ہَتِمorپانٛژٕ ہَتِم
600. [ʃehatʰ] شےٚ ہَتھ
[ʃehatyum]or[ʃehatim] شےٚ ہَتیُٛمorشےٚ ہَتِم
700. [satʰhatʰ] سَتھ ہَتھ
[ʃatɨhatyum]or[ʃatɨhatim] سَتہٕ ہَتیُٛمorسَتہٕ ہَتِم
800. [əːʈʰʃatʰ] ٲٹھ شَتھ
[əːʈʰʃatjum]or[əːʈʰʃatim] ٲٹھ شَتیُٛمorٲٹھ شَتِم
900. [naʋʃatʰ] نَو شَتھ
[naʋʃatjum]or[naʋʃatim] نَو شَتیُٛمorنَو شَتِم
1000. [saːs] ساس
[səːsjum]or[səːsim] سٲسیُٛمorسٲسِم
1001. [akʰsaːsakʰ] اَکھ ساس اَکھ
[akʰsaːsǝkjum]or[akʰsaːsǝkim] اَکھ ساس أکیُٛمorاَکھ ساس أکِم
1002. [akʰsaːszɨ] اَکھ ساس زٕ
[akʰsaːsdojum]or[akʰsaːsdojim] اَکھ ساس دۆیُمorاَکھ ساس دۆیِم
1100. [akʰsaːshatʰ] اَکھ ساس ہَتھ
or
[kahʃatʰ]or[kaːhʃatʰ]
کَہہ شَتھorکاہ شَتھ
[akʰsaːshatjum]or[akʰsaːshatim] اَکھ ساس ہَتیُٛمorاَکھ ساس ہَتِم
or
[kahʃatjum]or[kaːhʃatjum]
کَہہ شَتیُٛمorکاہ شَتیُٛم
[kahʃatim]or[kaːhʃatim]
کَہہ شَتِمorکاہ شَتِم
1500. [akʰsaːspãːt͡sʰhatʰ] اَکھ ساس پانٛژھ ہَتھ
or
[pandaːhʃatʰ]
پَنٛداہ شَتھ
[akʰsaːspãːt͡sɨhatjum]or[akʰsaːspãːt͡sɨhatim] اَکھ ساس پانٛژٕ ہَتیُٛمorاَکھ ساس پانٛژٕ ہَتِم
or
[pandaːhʃatjum]or[pandaːhʃatim]
پَنٛداہ شَتیُٛمorپَنٛداہ شَتِم
10,000. [dəhsaːs]or[daːhsaːs] دٔہ ساسorداہ ساس
[dəhsəːsjum]or[daːhsəːsjum] دٔہ سٲسیُٛمorداہ سٲسیُٛم
[dəhsəːsim]or[daːhsəːsim]
دٔہ سٲسِمorداہ سٲسِم
Hundred thousand [lat͡ʃʰ] لَچھ
[lat͡ʃʰjum]or[lat͡ʃʰim] لَچھیُٛمorلَچھِم
Million [dəhlat͡ʃʰ]or[daːhlat͡ʃʰ] دٔہ لَچھorداہ لَچھ
[dəhlat͡ʃʰjum]or[daːhlat͡ʃʰjum] دٔہ لَچھیُٛمorداہ لَچھیُٛم
[dəhlat͡ʃʰim]or[daːhlat͡ʃʰim]
دٔہ لَچھِمorداہ لَچھِم
Ten million [kɔroːr]or[karoːr] کۄرورorکَرور
[kɔroːrjum]or[karoːrjum] کۄروریُٛمorکَروریُٛم
[kɔroːrim]or[karoːrim]
کۄرورِمorکَرورِم
Billion [arab] اَرَب
[arabjum]or[arabim] اَرَبیُٛمorاَرَبِم
Hundred billion [kʰarab] کھَرَب
[kʰarabjum]or[kʰarabim] کھَرَبیُٛمorکھَرَبِم
Vocabulary
[edit]Kashmiri is anIndo-Aryan languageand was heavily influenced bySanskrit,especially early on.[103][104][105]After the arrival ofIslamic administrative rule in India,Kashmiri acquired manyPersianloanwords.[105]In modern times, Kashmiri vocabulary has imported words from English,HindustaniandPunjabi.[106]
Preservation of old Indo-Aryan vocabulary
[edit]Kashmiri retains several features ofOld Indo-Aryanthat have been lost in other modern Indo-Aryan languages such as Hindi-Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi.[39]Some vocabulary features that Kashmiri preserves clearly date from theVedic Sanskritera and had already been lost even in Classical Sanskrit. This includes the word-formyodvai(meaningif), which is mainly found in Vedic Sanskrit texts. Classical Sanskrit and modern Indo-Aryan use the wordyadiinstead.[39]
First person pronoun
[edit]Both the Indo-Aryan and Iranian branches of the Indo-Iranian family have demonstrated a strong tendency to eliminate the distinctive first person pronoun ( "I" ) used in the nominative (subject) case. TheIndo-European rootfor this is reconstructed as *eǵHom, which is preserved in Sanskrit asahamand in Avestan Persian asazam.This contrasts with them-form ( "me", "my" ) that is used for the accusative, genitive, dative, ablative cases. Sanskrit and Avestan both used forms such asma(-m).However, in languages such as Modern Persian, Baluchi, Hindi and Punjabi, the distinct nominative form has been entirely lost and replaced withm-in words such asma-nandmai.However, Kashmiri belongs to a relatively small set that preserves the distinction. 'I' isba/bi/boin various Kashmiri dialects, distinct from the othermeterms. 'Mine' ismyonin Kashmiri. Other Indo-Aryan languages that preserve this feature includeDogri(aunvsme-),Gujarati(hu-nvsma-ri),Konkani(hā̃vvsmhazo), andBraj(hau-Mvsmai-M). The IranianPashtopreserves it too (zavs.maa), as well asNuristani languages,such asAskunu(âivsiũ).[107]
Variations
[edit]There are very minor differences between the Kashmiri spoken by Hindus and Muslims.[108]For 'fire', a traditional Hindu uses the wordاۆگُن[oɡun]while a Muslim more often uses the Arabic wordنار[naːr].[109]
Sample text
[edit]Perso-Arabic script
[edit]Art. 1 of theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights:
سٲری اِنسان چھِ آزاد زامٕتؠ۔ وؠقار تہٕ حۆقوٗق چھِ ہِوی۔ تِمَن چھُ سوچ سَمَج عَطا کَرنہٕ آمُت تہٕ تِمَن پَزِ بٲے بَرادٔری ہٕنٛدِس جَذباتَس تَحَت اَکھ أکِس اَکار بَکار یُن ۔[110]
[səːriːinsaːnt͡ʃʰiaːzaːdzaːmɨtʲ.ʋʲaqaːrtɨhoquːqt͡ʃʰihiʋiː.timant͡ʃʰusoːt͡ʃsamad͡ʒataːkarnɨaːmuttɨtimanpazibəːjbaraːdəriːhɨndisd͡ʒazbaːtastahatakʰəkisakaːrbakaːrjun]
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."
Sharada script
[edit]Verses byLalleshwari:[111]
𑆏𑆩𑆶𑆅 𑆃𑆑𑆶𑆪 𑆃𑆗𑆶𑆫 𑆥𑆾𑆫𑆶𑆩 𑆱𑆶𑆅 𑆩𑆳𑆬𑆴 𑆫𑆾𑆛𑆶𑆩 𑆮𑆶𑆤𑇀𑆢𑆱 𑆩𑆁𑆘 𑆱𑆶𑆅 𑆩𑆳𑆬𑆴 𑆑𑆤𑆴 𑆥𑇀𑆪𑆜 𑆓𑆾𑆫𑆶𑆩 𑆠 𑆖𑆾𑆫𑆶𑆩 𑆃𑆱𑆱 𑆱𑆳𑆱 𑆠 𑆱𑆥𑆤𑇀𑆪𑆱 𑆱𑆾𑆤𑇆
[oːmujakujat͡ʃʰurporum,sujmaːliroʈumʋɔndasmanz,sujmaːlikanipʲaʈʰgorumtɨt͡sorum,əːsɨssaːstɨsapnissɔn.]
"I kept reciting the unique divine word" Om "and kept it safe in my heart through my resolute dedication and love. I was simply ash and by its divine grace got metamorphosed into gold."
𑆃𑆑𑆶𑆪 𑆏𑆀𑆑𑆳𑆫 𑆪𑆶𑆱 𑆤𑆳𑆨𑆴 𑆣𑆫𑆼 𑆑𑆶𑆩𑇀𑆮𑆪 𑆧𑇀𑆫𑆲𑇀𑆩𑆳𑆟𑇀𑆝𑆱 𑆪𑆶𑆱 𑆓𑆫𑆴 𑆃𑆒 𑆩𑆶𑆪 𑆩𑆁𑆠𑇀𑆫 𑆪𑆶𑆱 𑆖𑇀𑆪𑆠𑆱 𑆑𑆫𑆼 𑆠𑆱 𑆱𑆳𑆱 𑆩𑆁𑆠𑇀𑆫 𑆑𑇀𑆪𑆳 𑆑𑆫𑆼𑇆
[akujomkaːrjusnaːbidareː,kumbeːbrahmaːnɖassumgareː,akʰsujmantʰɨrt͡sʲataskareː,tassaːsmantʰɨrkjaːkareː.]
One who recites the divine word "Omkār" by devotion is capable to build a bridge between his own and the cosmic consciousness. By staying committed to this sacred word, one doesn't require any other mantra out of thousands others.
See also
[edit]- Kashmir Valley
- Kashmiri Wikipedia
- List of Kashmiri poets
- List of topics on the land and the people of “Jammu and Kashmir”
- Shina language
- States of India by Kashmiri speakers
Notes
[edit]- ^At the beginning of a word it can either come with diacritic, or it can be stand-alone and silent, succeeded by a vowel letter. Diacriticsاَ اِ، اُcan be omitted in writing. Other diacritics (i.e.آ، أ، ٲ، إ، اٟ) are never omitted. For example,اَخبار"akhbār"is often written asاخبار,whereasأچھ"ȧchh"is never written asاچھ.
- ^Used mainly forArabicloanwords.
- ^The letterwāwcan either represent consonant ([ʋ]) or vowel ([oː]). It can also act as a carrier of vowel diacritics, representing several other vowelsوٗ, ۆ, ۄ(uː], [o], [ɔ]). At the beginning of a word, when representing a consonant, the letterwāwwill appear as a standalone character, followed by the appropriate vowel. If representing a vowel at the beginning of a word, the letterwāwneeds to be preceded by anạlif,او, اوٗ, اۆ, اۄ.
- ^This letter differs fromdo-chashmi hē(ھ) and they are not interchangeable. Similar to Urdu,do-chashmi hē(ھ) is exclusively used as a second part ofdigraphsfor representingaspirated consonants.
- ^In initial and medial position, the letterhēalways represents the consonant [h]. In final position, The letterhēcan either represent consonant ([h]) or vowel ([a]). In final position, only in its attached form, and not in isolated form, it can also act as a carrier of vowel diacritics, representing several other vowelsـٔہ, ـہٕ([ə], [ɨ]). For example, whereas a final "-rạ" is written asـرٔ,a final "-gạ" is written asـگٔہ.
- ^The letteryēcan either represent consonant ( "y" [j]) or vowel ( "ē" [eː] or "ī" [iː]). The letteryēcan represent [j] in initial or medial position, or it can represent "ē" [eː] or "ī" [iː] in medial positions, or "ī" [iː] in final position. In combination with specific diacritics, the letteryēin its medial position, can represent "ī" [iː], "e" [e], "ĕ" [ʲa], or ' [◌ʲ] as well. To represent the consonant "y" [j] or the vowel "ē" [eː] in final position, the letterboḍ yē(ے) is used. The letterboḍ yē(ے), in combination with specific diacritics, can represent "e" [e] in final position.
- ^The letterboḍ yēonly occurs in final position. The letterboḍ yērepresents the consonant "y" [j] or the vowel "ē" [eː]. With specific diacritics, vowel "e" [e] is also shown with the letterboḍ yē.
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