Closest language to Pashto - Pamiri

[Da_Kunar_Ghro]

The Pamiri language has many dialects like Pashto, and they can be divided into Sheen and Kheen dialects as in Pashto. This language is spoken in Badakhshan, Gilgit, Tajikstan and China. These dialects are actually different languages. They are Pashto's only living relatives and are from Avestan.

The Sheen dialect is known as Wakhi and the Kheen dialect is known as Shughni (Khughnun Ziv).

some words are:

chereng (Wakhi) = how
tsarang (Shughni) = how

tsarang ta ahwol? (Shughni) = how are you?
Chiz hawli? (Wakhi) = how are you?

Tawato nom tsayz? (Shughni) = What's your name?
Ti num chiz? (Wakhi) = What's your name?

mu nom.... (Shughni) = my name is....
Zhu num.... (Wakhi) = my name is...

Tawat az chidum dowlat yot? (Shughni) = Where are you from?
tut kum dyoren? (Wakhi) = Where are you from?


tsumar wakhti vitk? (Wakhi) = What time is it?
tsund wakht yost? (Shughni) = what time is it?

choy ts'she? (Wakhi)= do you want tea?
choy chike? (Shughni) = do you want tea?

[Admin Khan]

I think one of the closest languages to Pashto is Ossetic. Check it out here.
Ossetic language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Da_Kunar_Ghro]

I think one of the closest languages to Pashto is Ossetic. Check it out here.
Ossetic language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I know about Ossetian it is similar to Kurdish and Balochi. But these people are culturally more similar to us because Ossetians are Christians and Pamiris live in Pashtun lands.

[Toramana]

I know about Ossetian it is similar to Kurdish and Balochi. But these people are culturally more similar to us because Ossetians are Christians and Pamiris live in Pashtun lands.

Hi Da-Kunar-Ghro, interesting. Could you post some more sentences of Wakhi and Shaghni to compare with Pasht?

[Pamiri Khukhnun]

SALAMALEKUM! I am Pamirian (Khukhnuni) i know, that our languages slose and lets comper ?! (one more thing, my english is not well but i think you can understand me)

[Pamiri Khukhnun]

Lets - begin with an account from 1 to 10
Pamiri Language (Khukhnuni - Shughnoni)

1 - iw
2 - duen
3 - aray
4 - cavar
5 - pindz
6 - khogh
7 - uvd
8 - wakht
9 - noy
10 - dis (this)

English alphabet can not convey the many sounds of the Pamir languages

[Pamiri Khukhnun]

pronouns

Uz/Az - I
Tu/Ta - You (sing)
Mash - We
Wath - They
Yu/Ya - He
Ya - She
Id/De - It
Mu/Muna - Me/My
Tama - You (pr)

[Pamiri Khukhnun]

for example: Az ta winum or Uz tu winum - I see you

[Pamiri Khukhnun]

By the way, I have many friends Ossetian - and if you want i can invite them too

[یاسمینه]

Welcome to the forum.
Where are you from?


1 - jau
2 - dwa
3 - dre
4 - calor
5 - pinze
6 - shpag
7 - owe
8 - ate
9 - neh
10 - las

[یاسمینه]

Personal pronouns in Nominatice case:

ze
te
dey (masc)
da (fem)

mug, mung
tassi, tassu, tasse
duy

[یاسمینه]

I see you - ze te winem

[Tjanaparh]

for example: Az ta winum or Uz tu winum - I see you

Nice to meet a Pamirian brother!
While living in Russia our family had a lot of friends from Pamir - I learnt so much from Your people personally !
Big respect to Pamirians!
BTW
I like Lidush Habib, even if I do not understand his songs
Like your music a lot! Do you know Oleg Fezov ?
Where is KHukhnuni dialect spoken, is it same as Shughnani?

[Tjanaparh]

By the way, I have many friends Ossetian - and if you want i can invite them too

You have Ossetian friends, may it be that we know eachother?
What is Your name brother?

[Tjanaparh]

I think one of the closest languages to Pashto is Ossetic. Check it out here.
Ossetic language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I think Pamirian languages should be more close than Ossetic.
Hopefully some Ossetians will come too, so all will get much more interesting