Shina language

Infobox Language
name=Shina
familycolor=Indo-European
states= Pakistan
region= Pakistan Northern Areas, Jammu and Kashmir
fam2=Indo-Iranian
fam3=Indo-Aryan
fam4=Dardic
fam5=Shina
iso3=scl

Shina (also known as Tshina) is a Dardic language and is spoken by a plurality of people in Northern Areas of Pakistan. The Valleys include Astore, Chilas, Dareil, Tangeer, Gilgit, Ghizer, and a few parts of Baltistan and Kohistan. It is also spoken in Gurez, Drass, Kargil 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, Abbottabad, Hyderabad and Karachi.

Dialects include Gilgiti Shina (the main dialect),
Astori Shina,
Brokskad (of Baltistan and Ladakh),
Domaaki,
Kohistani Shina,
Palula,
Saviand Ushojo.

Phonology

Vowels

Consonants

Tone

Tshina has two contrasting tones, level and rising.

Days of the week

[ Tribes of the Hindoo Koosh John Biddulph Sang e meel Publications Page 93 ]

Useful Phrases

Gilter:Gilgit

Khiri beyi: sit down

Weyi pi: drink water

Tiki kha: Eat your food

Mas tut khush thamus: I love you

jaik hal hin: How are you.

konat bujno: Where are you going?

Sadpara kon hin: where is sadpara?

muzzu in wa: Muzzu come here.

loko: quick

mah buja mus: i want to go

babo: father

ajee: mother

sa: sister

kako: brother

huntthay: pick up

atay: bring

mishti dish kon hin: whats the best place aroundphapi: antidado: granpa

the whole people of sadpara of skardu is also shina, these nation was came from chilas since 500 years ago.the main couse of this departure is prasharize of enemies.there are some points of this language which is similer as sindhi language for example:(dih)is use for daughter in shina and this ward is also use in sindhi for daughtercato,dar,dado,dadi,bali etc.

ee also

*Northern Areas of Pakistan
*Shin of Hindukush
*NWFP, Pakistankaki sister Dado grand father dadi grand motherfapi auntymomo unclebado bigchonu smallthulo fatashato weakdango tallkhuto short

References

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=scl Ethnologue Report for Shina]