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Shina
Language:
Shina or Sina
are Romanized Japanese transliterations
for the Chinese character compound "支那"
which is viewed by most Chinese people as a highly
offensive racist
term for China.
Originally a word used neutrally in both Chinese and
Japanese, the word gained a derogatory tone due to its
widespread usage in the context of the Second
Sino-Japanese War.
Shina (also
known as Tshina) is a Dardic language spoken by a
plurality of people in Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan and
Dras in Ladakh. The valleys in which it is spoken include
Astore, Chilas,Dareil, Tangeer,
Gilgit, Ghizer, and a few parts of Baltistan and Kohistan.
It is also spoken in Gurez, Drass, Kargil, Karkit
Badgam and
Ladakh valleys of Jammu and
Kashmir. There were 321,000 speakers of Gilgiti Shina as
of 1981, and an estimated total of speakers of all
dialects of 550,000. Many Shina speakers are also found in
Pakistan's major urban centres of Islamabad, Rawalpindi,
Lahore, Abbott bad, Hyderabad and Karachi.
Common words and
phrases
Days
of the week
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English |
Shina |
Sanskrit |
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Sunday |
Adit |
Adityabar |
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Monday |
Sundura |
Sambar |
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Tuesday |
Ungaroo |
Mangal bar |
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Wednesday |
Budo |
Budh bar |
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Thursday |
Bressphut |
Brihaspatibar |
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Friday |
Shooker |
Suk bar |
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Saturday |
Shimsher |
Sanisch bar |
Gileet: Gilgit |
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Thay nom jayk han? What is your name. |
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May nom Muzhar han: My name is Muzhar. |
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Jayk haal hay'n: How are you? |
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Mas tu khosh thamus(M)/thamis(F): I
love(like) you |
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Konat bujan la(M)/ bujan li(F)? Where
are you going? |
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Tus jayk thayn la(M)/ thayn li(F)?
What are you doing? |
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Ash bala jayk thayn la(M)/ thayn li(F)?
What are you doing nowadays? |
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Tu kon hun(M)/ hiun(F)? Where are you? |
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Sadia kon hiun: Where is Sadia? |
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Kon? Where? |
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Aan: here |
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Aat: there |
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Paar Aat: over there |
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Khir beyy: sit down |
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Weyy pi: drink water |
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Tiki kha: eat your food |
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Wasim inn
wa: Wasim come here. |
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Lowko: quick |
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Mah buja mus: I'm going. |
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Babu: father |
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Aaji: mother |
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Sah: sister |
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Kaáka/Kaká): brother |
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Hunn theh: pick up |
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Angai: sky |
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Birdii: Land |
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Attay: bring (it) |
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Shaalbaal: children |
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Mishti dish kon hin? What is the best
place around? |
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Pheepi: Aunt (father's sister) |
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Tu konat bujan la(M)/ bujan li(F)?
Where are you going? |
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Bilayn:Medicines |
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Daado: grand father |
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Daddi: grand mother |
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Maamo: uncle |
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Mulai: girl |
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Baal: boy |
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>>replace "o"
with "i" to turn an adjective feminine <<
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Bado(i): big |
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Chuno(i): small |
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Thulo(i): fat |
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Ashaato(i): weak |
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Zego(i): tall (also "Zrigo(i)"...this
is more commonly used) |
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Khutto(i): short |
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Dawano (i): crazy |
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Mishto(i): good (the "sh" sound has
a bit of an "r" in it...like in Shina) |
(Reference: Wikipedia)
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