| Sistani | |
|---|---|
| سیستونی Sistoni | |
| Native to | Iran and Afghanistan |
| Ethnicity | Sistani Persians |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | sist1235 |
Sistani (Persian: سیستانی , also known as Sistooni (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 |