Srinagaria dialect

Srinagaria (or Srinagariya) is a dialect of Garhwali,^[1] belonging to the Central Pahari group (per Grierson). It is primarily spoken in the region around Srinagar in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state and is regarded as the standard form of Garhwali.^[2]

Srinagaria
श्रीनगरिया srinagariya
Native to	India
Region	Uttarakhand
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan North-Western or Northern Central Pahari Garhwali Srinagaria
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	srin1238
Srinagaria Approximate location of the Srinagaria speaking area in India
Coordinates: 30.2195°N 78.7918°E / 30.2195; 78.7918

Script & specimen

Sample of Srinagaria dialect from Grierson's book "Linguistic Survey of india"

Sample of Srinagaria dialect from Grierson's book "Linguistic Survey of india"

Comparative analysis

Words

Srinagaria	Rathwali	Translation
bal	latula	hair
baba ku	babu khuni	to a father/from a father
lokhar	luho	iron
nauno/nauni	laudo/laudi	boy/girl
hondo	honnu	being
janaani	siani	woman
ghar	kudo	house
khado ho	thado ho	stand up
door	tada	far
agadi/pichhadi	aghin/pachhin	after/before

Phrases

Srinagaria	Rathwali	Translation
mai marda	mai mannu	I beat
tu mardi	tu marni	thou beatest
wo mard	wo marn	he beats
ham maarda	ham maarnu	we beat
tum marda	tum maarni	you beat
wo mardin	wo maani	they beat
main maare	mi la maara	I beat(past)
tin maare	ti la maara	thou beatest (past)
wain maare	wa la maara	he beat(past)
haman maare	hamu la maara	we beat (past)
haman maare	hamu la maara	we beat (past)
tuman maare	tumu la maara	you beat(past)
un maare	wunoon la maare	they beat(past)
mai maarnu chhaun	mi manu chhaun	I am beating
mai marnu chhayo	mi maarno chhoyo	I was beating
main maaryun chhayo	mai la maaryala	I had beaten
main maaroon	mi maaroon	I may beat
main maarulo	mi marulo	I shall beat
tu marilo	tu maril	thou wilt beat
wo marlo	wo marul	he will beat
ham maarla	ham maala	we shall beat
tum marilya	tum malya	you will beat
wo maarla	wo maala	they will beat