Parya language
Encyclopedia
Parya is a Central Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of Uzbekistan
and Tajikistan
. Tajuzbeki (or Tadj-Uzbeki) was an alternative name coined by Bholanath Tivari for the same language. Much of the academic research in documenting and characterizing this Indo-Aryan isolate language was done by prominent Soviet
linguist I. M. Oranski.
, Shahrinav
, Regar/Tursunzoda and Surchi, located in the Hissor Valley
of Tajikistan and the Surkhondaryo basin
of Uzbekistan. It is based on the Braj
, Hariyani and Rajasthani
dialects, and is highly influenced by Uzbek
, Tajik
and Russian
languages.
There are about 2,500 speakers worldwide. Parya speakers are usually bilingual in Tajik, but tend to exclusively use Parya at home.
numeral counting patterns, though the base words used are Hindi.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
and Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
. Tajuzbeki (or Tadj-Uzbeki) was an alternative name coined by Bholanath Tivari for the same language. Much of the academic research in documenting and characterizing this Indo-Aryan isolate language was done by prominent Soviet
Soviet people
Soviet people or Soviet nation was an umbrella demonym for the population of the Soviet Union. Initially used as a nonspecific reference to the Soviet population, it was eventually declared to be a "new historical, social and international unity of people".-Nationality politics in early Soviet...
linguist I. M. Oranski.
Region and Genealogy
Parya is largely spoken in the border regions between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, specifically in the towns of HisorHisor
Hisor is a city in western Tajikistan, about 15 km west of Dushanbe. It is the capital of Hisor District, one of the Districts of Republican Subordination. It lies at an altitude of 799-824 m, surrounded by high mountains . The Khanaka River, a tributary to the Kofarnihon River, flows through the...
, Shahrinav
Shahrinaw district
Shahrinaw District or Nohiyai Shahrinaw is a district belonging to the Districts of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, lying between Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe and Uzbekistan. The Shahrinaw District borders on Tursunzoda District in the west, Hisor District in the east, and Rudaki District...
, Regar/Tursunzoda and Surchi, located in the Hissor Valley
Gissar Valley
Gissar Valley in Tajikistan runs east-west along the southern slopes of Gissar Range and on the northern border of Khatlon Province...
of Tajikistan and the Surkhondaryo basin
Surxondaryo Province
Surxondaryo Province , old spelling Surkhandarya Province is a viloyat of Uzbekistan, located in the extreme south-east of the country. Established on March 6, 1941, it borders on Turkmenistan, Tajikstan, Afghanistan and Qashqadaryo Province. It covers an area of 20,100 km²...
of Uzbekistan. It is based on the Braj
Brij Bhasha
Braj Bhasha , also called Brij Bhasha , Braj Bhakha , or Dehaati Zabaan , is a Central Indian language closely related to Hindi...
, Hariyani and Rajasthani
Rajasthani language
Rajasthani Rajasthani Rajasthani (Devanagari: , Perso-Arabic: is a language of the Indo-Aryan languages family. It is spoken by 50 million people in Rajasthan and other states of India and in some areas of Pakistan. The number of speakers may be up to 80 million worldwide...
dialects, and is highly influenced by Uzbek
Uzbek language
Uzbek is a Turkic language and the official language of Uzbekistan. It has about 25.5 million native speakers, and it is spoken by the Uzbeks in Uzbekistan and elsewhere in Central Asia...
, Tajik
Tajik language
Tajik, Tajik Persian, or Tajiki, is a variety of modern Persian spoken in Central Asia. Historically Tajiks called their language zabani farsī , meaning Persian language in English; the term zabani tajikī, or Tajik language, was introduced in the 20th century by the Soviets...
and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
languages.
There are about 2,500 speakers worldwide. Parya speakers are usually bilingual in Tajik, but tend to exclusively use Parya at home.
Vigesimal counting
Parya employs some vigesimalVigesimal
The vigesimal or base 20 numeral system is based on twenty .- Places :...
numeral counting patterns, though the base words used are Hindi.
| English | Parya | Hindi | Hindi root words |
|---|---|---|---|
| One | Jek | Aik | |
| Two | Du | Do | |
| Three | Tin | Teen | |
| Four | Tshar | Char | |
| Five | Pandzh | Panch | |
| Ten | Dus | Dus | |
| Twenty | Bis | Bis | |
| Seventy | Sare teen bisi | Sattar | Sare-teen = three and a half; bees = twenty |
| Ninety | Sare chaar bisi | Nabbey | Sare-chaar = four and a half; bees = twenty |