| 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.
| English | Sistani | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What's up? | چکاره؟ | chkāra? | |
| Why? | ورچه؟ | varche? | |
| What? | چزه؟ | cheze? | |
| Where? | اگجه؟ | agja? | |
| Come in. | در شو | dar sho. | |
| Are you serious? | تره والله؟ | tra vallā? | |
| How many times? | چن لئ؟ | chen le'? | |
| It's gonna be late. | إره مئ شو | e'ra me'sho. | |
| I love you. | دل مه بالئ تره | del me bāle' tra. | |
| Sistani is a good language. | سیستونی گپّ زبریه | sistoni gappe zabria. |
| English | Sistani | Balochi |
|---|---|---|
| dust | palg | polg |
| perfect | purra | pura |
| kiss | pakk | pakko |
| finger | chongol | changol |
| notice | sarpe' | sarpad |
| scorpion | qa'zum | zum |
| excursion | chaqal | chakar |
| stupid | ga'nok | ganok |
| wrinkle | krenj | gerenchag |
| Sistani | Balochi | English equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| plaft | molir | withered |
| spest | espost | alfalfa |
| shpul | shul | whistle |
| kneshk | bòzahr | frown |
| chrokh | ròk | shiny |
| kutru | golloď | puppy |
| chilāsk | calàsk | skinny |
| jangara | aggressive | |
| dajg | ťayi | tie |