Friday, July 1, 2016

Awadhi

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Awadhi
अवधी
Native toIndia, Nepal, Fiji (as Fiji Hindi), Mauritius, Bhutan
RegionIndia: Awadh and Lower Doab regions of Uttar Pradesh, as well as in the parts of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi
Nepal: Lumbini Zone, Kapilbastu District; Bheri Zone, Banke District, Bardiya District
Native speakers
38 million (2001)[1]
Census results conflate most speakers with Hindi.[2]
Devanagari, Kaithi, Perso-Arabic
Official status
Official language in
No official status
Language codes
ISO 639-2awa
ISO 639-3awa
Glottologawad1243[3]
Awadhi (Devanagari: अवधी) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh. Spoken by more than 35 million people, Awadhi is ranked 29th out of the most-spoken languages in the world.
Awadhi is overwhelmingly written in the Devanagari script; however, the Kaithi and Perso-Arabic scripts were historically and are sometimes employed by mercantile and Awadhi Muslim communities, respectively.
Awadhi has featured prominently in Indian popular culture and is widely regarded as of the most important literary languages of central India alongside Braj Bhasha. Furthermore, a seemingly coarse and contemporary variant of Awadhi, known as Dehati, has been made famous by its inclusion in Bollywood cinema.













Phrases
English sentenceAwadhi translationDehati translation
What is your name?Tohaar naav kaav ahai? (tumha naam ka hai?)tohár nám ká bá?
Come here.Hiyan aav (yehar aav).éhár áv
You are in unnao.Tum unnao ma hav.
What are you doing?Tu ka karat ahaa? (tum ka kar rheo)tu ká karat ha?
That man is going.Ooh admi jaat ahai / Ooh aadmeeva jaa rha.ú admi ját bá.
How are you?Kaa haal-chaal hai? / aur kesanhaya?ká hál-chál bá?
I'm fine.Hum theek haini / Ham theek hayi.hum nagad hai
I don't know.Hum nahi jaanit / Hamka nahi maalum.hum náhi jánit.
i'm going.hum ja'it hain / Hum jaae rhen.hum jáwat hai.
He is my son.Ee hamaar lerka (betwa) aai / ye hma bauvaa aahin.í hamár bet'wá bá.
She is my daughter.Ee hamaar bitiya (larki) aai / Ye hamae bitiya aahin.í hamár bitiá bá.
What should i do?Hum kaa kari? / Hamka kaa karai ka chahi?hum ká kari?
He is eating an apple.Ooh ek seb khaat ahai / Ooh ek seb khay raha hai.ú ék séb khát bá.
I saw a film last week.Hum pichhle hafta ek film dekhe gaye rahen.hum paché saptá philim dékhé gai rahé.
They went to the Masjid.oyi sab mahjid gaye.ú paché masjid gaé háén.
She slept the whole night.Ooh rat bhar sova ha / Ooh rat bher sois.ú ratiá bhar soé bá.
He has eaten.Ooh khay lihis. / Ooh khaay chuken / Ooh kha bha.ú kháé bá.
He will eat.Ooh khaye / Oo khaihen.ú kháé.
He will go.Ooh jaaye / Oo jaihen.ú jáé.
Why did you tell him to go?Tum uika kaahe jaay khattir kahe hav?tu ohká jáé baré káhé kahé?
Why is here crowded?Hiyan (yehar) ee panchyat kaahe jutta hai? / Hiyan (yehar) aise mela kahe lag hai?éhér káhé bhíd jutá bá?
I have to leave for Lucknow, next early morning.Humka kaal bhorhi, lucknow khatir nikrek hai / Humka kal bhor ma lucknow jaye ka hai.hamá kal bhor ké banaras nik'lé ké bá.
Which is best Hindi newspaper?Sabse badhiya Hindi akhbar ka'un hot hai / kaun Aay?sabsé nagad Hindi pépar ká bá?
Where should i go?Hum kahaan jaai?ham kéhár jái?
It is a book.Ee ek kitab hai / Ya ek kitnab aay.í pothi bá.
Will you give me your pen?Tum hamka aapan kalam deho?tu humké apan kalam débó?
Yes, of course. / Why not.Haan, jarur. / Kaahe naahi.hán, jarur.
Which village, you hail from?Tumha gaon kahaan hai? / Tohar gaon kahan hai.tohár gáon kéhar bá?
Did he call you?Kaa ouye tumka bulaain hai?ú to'ké bolái haén ká?
This is our area.Ee sabh apne jageer hai / Ya sab hama elaak aay.í kul apan jaghá bá.
What's going on?Kaa chalat hai / Kaa chal rha?Ká chalat bá?
Please say that again.Tani phir se kahav / ek dain aau bol diyo.Ek dain aur bolá.
Pleased to meet you.Tumse mil ke badhiya lag hai./ Tumse mil ke khusi bhay hai.Toh'se mil'ke khusi bhai bá.
Is everything alright?Sab khairiyat se hai na?kul thík bá?
How was your exam?Tumhar intihan kes gava.tohár intihán kaisan rahá?
Are you married?Tumahar biyah bhava hai? / Tum shadishuda hav?tohár biá'h bhá ba?
I have three heads.uka tanik na samajh me aawar hai. / oo rattiv bhar nay samajh paavat hai.oh'ké kucho samajh náhi ávat.
Please speak more slowly.tanik dheere bolav / Tinuk aahista bolav.rach'ke dhíré bolo.
You are very beautiful.Tum bahut sundar hav. (to male) / Tum badi sundar hav. (to female)Tu bahut sug'har hau.
He is looking at you.Ooh tohka taakat hai / Oo tumka tak rha.ú toke tákat ba.
My life is full of problems.Hamae jindagi khali pareshani se bhari hai.Hamár jingadi kháli parésáni sé bhará bá.
Come with me.Hamae saathe aav. / Hamre sange aav.Ham'ré sangé ává.
One language is never enough.eke bhasa kabahu kafi nay hot / Ek jabaan kabbhav jada nay hot hai.ek'aé boli náhi sairát.
I'll come after you.Hum tumre paachhe aaib / Hum tumhae pachhe aaibe.ham toré paché á'ub.
Standing upThade raho
when will you going kanpur?Tum kanpure kabe jaeho?
Go thereHunva jav.O'hár jává.









Kinship
EnglishAwadhi
MotherMahtari / Maai / Amma
FatherBaap / bappa / abba / Babu
BrotherBhai / Bhaiya / Bhaizan / dada
SisterBahin / Didiya / didda / bachchi
SonPut / Beta / lerka / launda / ladika
DaughterBitiya / ladiki
Grandfatherbaba / Bappa (paternal), Nana (maternal)
Grandmotheraajiya / Daadi (paternal), Nani (maternal)
Brother-in-lawDevar / Saala=saar / Jeeja=bahnoi
Sister-in-lawBhauji / Saali=saari / Nanad=nand / Sarhaj
UncleChacha, Kaka (paternal), Phupha (paternal, by marriage), Mama (maternal), Mausiya (maternal, by marriage)
AuntyChachi, Kaki (paternal, by marriage), Bua or Phua (paternal), Mami/mayi (maternal, by marriage), Mausi (maternal)
Color
EnglishAwadhi
RedLaal
YellowPeela or Piyar
OrangeNevrangi
GreenHara or Hariyar
BlueAsmani
BlackKariya
BrownBhura or Bhuwar
MaroonKatthai
WhiteUjar
pinkgulabi
Name of days
EnglishAwadhi
MondaySomwaar, sammar
TuesdayMangar
WednesdayBuddh
ThursdayBiphai, zumerat
FridaySook, zuma
SaturdaySanicchar
SundayIttvar, attavar
Interrogatives
EnglishAwadhi
WhatKaa or kaav
WhyKaahe
WhereKahan
WhenKab
WhoKo / Kay
WhichKaun
HowKaise
WhomKikai or Kaykai
Whosekikai (normal) or kaykai
What stuffKaa chij
Which stuffKaun chij



1 comment:

  1. Please post in the same way for dialect Kannauji language

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