Sistani dialect explained

Sistani Persian
Nativename:Persian: سیستونی
States:Iran and Afghanistan
Ethnicity:Sistani Persians
Familycolor:Indo-European
Fam2:Indo-Iranian
Fam3:Iranic
Fam4:Western Iranic
Fam5:Southwestern Iranic
Fam6:Persian
Iso3:none
Glotto:sist1235
Glottorefname:Sistani Persian
Fam7:Western Persian
Also Known As:Sistuni Persian
Pronunciation:Pārsi-e Sistāni, Pārsi-e Sistuni
Region:Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Nimruz Province

Sistani (Persian: سیستانی, also known as Sistuni (Persian: سیستونی) 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

EnglishSistaniTransliteration
What's up?چکاره؟chkāra?
Why?ورچه؟varche?
What?چزه؟cheze?
Where?اگجه؟agja?
Come in.در شوdar sho.
Are you serious?تره والله؟tra vallā?
How many times?چن لئ؟chen le'?
It's gonna be late.إره مئ شوe'ra me'sho.
I love you.دل مه بالئ ترهdel me bāle' tra.
Sistani is a good language.سیستونی گپّ زبریهsistoni gappe zabria.

Comparison between Sistani dialect of Persian and Balochi language

EnglishSistaniBalochi
dustpalgpolg
perfectpurrapura
kisspakkpakko
fingerchongolchangol
noticesarpe'sarpad
scorpionqa'zumzum
excursionchaqalchakar
stupidga'nokganok
wrinklekrenjgerenchag

Sistani Words

SistaniBalochiEnglish equivalent
plaftmolirwithered
spestespostalfalfa
shpulshulwhistle
kneshkbòzahrfrown
chrokhròkshiny
kutrugolloďpuppy
chilāskcalàskskinny
jangaraaggressive
dajgťayitie

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Nakosteen, Mehdi . The Development of Persian Education and Learning . 1933 . Cornell University . 89 . en.