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Balochi dialect of Iran
Koroshi (Koroshi: کوروشی, Balochi: کوروٚشی) is a Balochi dialect.[2] The speakers of Koroshi live in scattered pockets in Southern Iranian Fars province. The number of speakers was estimated to be 1000 in 2006.[1] According to Ethnologue the dialect has 180 speakers within 40 to 50 families.[3]
Entirely isolated from the main body of the Baloch habitat, Koroshi distinguishes itself in grammar and lexicon among Balochi varieties.[4]
Phonology
The transcription used here is only an approximation:
Vowels
- short: â, a, e, i, o, u
- long: â:, ā, ē, ī, ō, ū
Consonants
Grammar
Verbs
- Infinitive markers: -ag ('g' is palatal here).
Nouns
- The suffixes "-yok" and "-â" make nouns definite. Examples:
golâbi (pear) → golâbi-yok (the pear)
bâmard (man) → bâmard-â (the man)
- The indefinite marker is "i". Example:
čok (child) → čokk-i (a child)
- The plural is marked by the suffixes "-gal" and "obâr" . Examples:
mardin (man) → mardin-gal (men)
sib (apple) → sib-obâr (apples)
- Adjectives are placed before nouns. Examples:
siyâhayn angur (black grape)
qašanguveyn pirâhâm (beautiful shirt)
Vocabulary
| English
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Koroshi
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Balochi
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Persian (Unipers)
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| beautiful
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qašang
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sharr, soherâ
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zibâ, xoščehre, qašang
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| blood
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hun
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Hòn ھۏن
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xun
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| bread
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nagan
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nagan, nàn
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nân
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| bring
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ârag
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àrag
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âvardan
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| brother
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berâd
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bràt, bràs
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barâdar
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| come
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akkag
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á ag
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âmadan
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| cry
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girrag
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grèwag
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geriyeh
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| dark
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târik
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tahàr
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târik
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| daughter
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jānek
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menď, janek
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doxtar
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| day
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roč
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ròc
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ruz
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| do
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kanag
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kanag
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kardan
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| door
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dar
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gelo, dar, darwàzag
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dar
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| die
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merag
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merag
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mordan
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| donkey
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kar
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har
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xar
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| egg
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heyx
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haik/hayk
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toxme morq
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| earth
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dogâr
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zomin, ďagàr
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zamin, zemin
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| eye
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čām
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čham, čamm
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čašm
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| father
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bovâ(y)
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pet, pes
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pedar, bâbâ
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| fear
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tors
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tors
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tars
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| fiancé
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numzâð
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deštàr/ještàr
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nâmzad
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| fine
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xoš, xâš
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waš
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xoš
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| finger
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pinja
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lankotk, mòrdànag
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angošt
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| fire
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âs
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âč, âs
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âtaš, âzar
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| fish
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mâhin
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màhig
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mâhi
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| food / eat
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xorâk / varag
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warag, varàk
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qazâ, xorâk / xordan
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| four
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čâr
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càr
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čahâr, čâr
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| go
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ravag
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rawag
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raftan
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| god
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xoðâ
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hodà, hàwand
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xodâ
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| good
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xūb
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jowàn,šarr,geh
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xub
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| great
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čoqqor
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master
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bozorg, gonde, gat
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| hand
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das
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dast
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dast
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| English
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Koroshi
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Balochi
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Persian (Unipers)
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| head
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sar, kalla
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sar
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sar, kalle
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| heart
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del
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dil, hatyr, zerd
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del, dil
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| horse
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asp
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asp
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asb, astar
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| house
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log
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log, gis
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xâne
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| language (Also Tongue)
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zebân
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zevân, zobân
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zabân
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| laugh
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kannag
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khendeg, hendeg,kandag
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xandidan
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| man
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mardin, bâmard
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merdin
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mard
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| moon
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mā
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máh
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mâh
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| mother
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doyi
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mât, mâs
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mâdar, mâmân
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| mouth
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daf
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dap, daf
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dahân
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| name
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num
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num
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nâm
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| night
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šaf
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shaw, šap
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šab
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| open
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vâz kanag
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pač kanag
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vâkardan, bâz kardan
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| peace
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sōl
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ârâm
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âshti, ârâmeš, ârâmi, solh
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| place
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jâ
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hend, jâ
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jâ
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| read
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vânag
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wánag
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xândan
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| say
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gašag
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gushag
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goftan, gap zadan
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| scratch
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karânag
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kičaenag
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xârândan
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| sister
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gâhâr, daða
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gwhâr
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xâhar
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| small
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kassân, kam
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lekem, kassân
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kucak, kam, xord
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| son
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bač
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pisar, phussag, bač
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pesar, pur, bacce
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| tall
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bolan
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bwrz
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boland, bârez, derâz, borz
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| three
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sa
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se
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se
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| water
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âf
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âf, âp
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âb, ow
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| weave
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gâfag
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gwapag
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bâftan
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| when
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kad
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ked
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key
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| wind
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gâd
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gwáth
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bâd
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| woman
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jan
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jan
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zan
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| yesterday
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zi
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zí
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diruz, di
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Example sentences
| English
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Koroshi
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Balochi
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Persian
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| What is this?
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i či-yen?
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اے چیئے؟
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این چیست؟ / en či-ye?
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| Where is Ali?
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ali ko-yen?
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ئَلی کۏ اِنت؟/ئلی کجا اِنت؟
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علی کجاست؟ - ali ku?
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| This horse is white.
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i asp esbiyeð-en.
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ای سُپݔتݔن/اِسپݔتݔن اسپ اِنتٚ
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.این اسب سفید است - en/in asb sefid-e
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| They say he works ten hours a day.
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maya šey-ant rōč-i dah sâat kâr makan-a.
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آ گُش اَنت رۏچے دہ ساھَت کارءَ کَنت
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.میگویند روزی ده ساعت کار میکند - ânhâ migan, ke ū(n) dah soat dar rūz kar mikonê.
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| I have two small brothers and sisters.
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do tâ kâkâ(berâd) vo gâhâr-e kassân assen-om.
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منا دو كسانݔن برات ءُ گوٚھار ھہ۔
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.دو برادر و خواهر کوچک دارم - do tâ doxtar va baradâr daram
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| If you will go just once to their village, you won't forget the hospitality of its people.
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aga faqat ya dafâ ba âšâni dâhâ rafayado âšâni mehmândâriyâ hič vaxt yâdo anaraft.
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اگہ تؤ یک برے آ مردمانء جاھا بہ روئ ھچبر آیانء مھمانداریئا نہ شمۏش اݔت؟
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.اگر تنها یکبار به ده آنها رفته باشی، مهماننوازی مردم آنجا را هرگز از یاد نخواهی برد - agar faqat ye(k) bar be deh e ishân beri, tu mehmânnvaziye mardom o yâdet nemirê.
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| Who called me?
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kayad manâ ganki jad?
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کئئا منا گوانک جَت؟
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چه کسی مرا صدا زد؟ - ki manô sedâ kard?
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See also
References
Further reading
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