| Rathwali | |
| Pushpin Map: | India |
| Glottorefname: | Rathi |
| Glotto: | rath1241 |
| Coordinates: | 30.0653°N 78.5064°W |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Rathi is spoken in Uttarakhand, in the north of India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Approximate location of the Rathi-speaking area in India |
| Fam5: | Central Pahari |
| Nativename: | राठवाली राठी |
| Fam4: | North-Western or Northern |
| Fam3: | Indo-Aryan |
| Fam2: | Indo-Iranian |
| Familycolor: | Indo-European |
| Region: | Uttarakhand |
| States: | India |
Rathwali(rāṭhavālī) or Rathi is spoken in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand state. Currently it has been classified as a dialect under Garhwhali,[1] belonging to the Central Pahari group(as per Grierson) which itself has been classified as a dialect of Hindi. It is also known as Rathi(rāṭhī). It comes under the Indo Aryan family.
Gender :
Rules for gender are same as Srinagaria.
Number :
Tadbhava masc. nouns which end with a in Hindi, in Rathwali end with o. However some exceptions exist.
Cases :
| agent | न, ल | |
| accusative | गणी | |
| instrumental | न, ल | |
| dative | गणी(to), खुणी(to) थां(to), कूं(for) | |
| ablative | गणी(from), मकोई(from), बटी(from)उण्डे(out of), मांय-ल(among), से, ते | |
| genitive | को | |
| locative | मा(in, into), माँ(in, into), गणी(in), पार(on), तल(below) |
Follows same rules as Srinagaria, however the final a is changed into a.
Pronouns :
| nom. | mi, mitu,tu | ham, hamutum,tumu | |
| ag, | mi-la, mai-lati-la, twe- la | hamu-la, ham-natumu-la, tum-na | |
| gen. | mero, myoro | tero, tyoro | |
| obl. | mai, mi, mitai, ti, twa | ham, hamutum, tumu |
| nom. | yowo | yo,yuwo,wu | |
| obl. | yaiwai, we,wi | wo, wuun, wun, u, wu |
| nom. | jo, ju | jo | |
| obl. | jai, je | jau |
| nom. | so | so | |
| obl. | tai, te | tau |
Conjugation :
Auxiliary Verbs & Verbs Substantive
| I am | chhū, chhaū | chhawā | |
| thou art | chhai,chhaī | chhavu | |
| he is | chha, cha | chhī |
| was | chhayō(masc)chhayā(fem) | chhōyō(masc)chhāyā |
| bal | latula | hair | |
| baba te | babu gani | to a father/from a father | |
| lokhar | luho | iron | |
| nauno/nauni | laudo/laudi | boy/girl | |
| hondo | honnu | being | |
| janaani | siani | woman | |
| ghar | kudo | house | |
| khado ho | thado ho | stand up | |
| door | tada | far | |
| agadi/pichhadi | aghin/pachhin | after/before |
| mai marda | mai mannu | I beat | |
| tu mardi | tu marni | thou beatest | |
| wo mard | wo marn | he beats | |
| ham maarda | ham maarnu | we beat | |
| tum marda | tum maarni | you beat | |
| wo mardin | wo maani | they beat | |
| main maare | mi la maara | I beat(past) | |
| tin maare | ti la maara | thou beatest(past) | |
| wain maare | wa la maara | he beat(past) | |
| haman maare | hamu la maara | we beat (past) | |
| tuman maare | tumu la maara | you beat(past) | |
| un maare | wunoon la maare | they beat(past) | |
| mai maarnu chhaun | mi manu chhaun | I am beating | |
| mai marnu chhayo | mi maarno chhoyo | I was beating | |
| main maaryun chhayo | mai la maaryala | I had beaten | |
| main maaroon | mi maaroon | I may beat | |
| main maarulo | mi marulo | I shall beat | |
| tu marilo | tu maril | thou wilt beat | |
| wo marlo | wo marul | he will beat | |
| ham maarla | ham maala | we shall beat | |
| tum marilya | tum malya | you will beat | |
| wo maarla | wo maala | they will beat |