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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Dialect of Punjabi}}<br />
{{distinguish|text=the [[Malvi language]] of Rajasthan}}<br />
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[[File:Punjabi dialects.png|thumb|Dialects of Punjabi Map]]<br />
'''Malwai''' is a [[Punjabi dialect]] spoken in the [[Malwa (Punjab)|Malwa]] region of Punjab. Major Malwai speaking centers are [[Ferozepur district|Ferozepur]], [[Fazilka district|Fazilka]], [[Faridkot district|Faridkot]], [[Muktsar district|Muktsar]],<ref group="note">The language spoken in some southern villages of Fazilka, Muktsar and Bahawalnagar districts forms a dialect continuum with [[Bagri language]], which is classified as a dialect of [[Rajasthani language]].</ref> [[Moga district|Moga]], [[Bathinda district|Bathinda]], [[Sangrur district|Sangrur]], [[Barnala district|Barnala]], [[Mansa district, India|Mansa]] districts and [[Jagraon]], [[Raikot]] and Ludhiana (West) tehsils of [[Ludhiana district]].<ref group="note">The Punjabi spoken in eastern tehsils of Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (East), Payal, Khanna and Samrala) forms a dialect continuum with [[Pwadhi dialect]].</ref> In [[Pakistan]], it is spoken in [[Vehari district|Vehari]] district of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]. Many Malwai speakers also live in [[Dabwali]], [[Kalanwali]] and [[Rania, Sirsa | Rania]] tehsils of [[Sirsa district]] of [[Haryana]], [[India]]; the [[Jakhal]] and [[Ratia]] tehsils of [[Fatehabad district]] of [[Haryana]], [[India]]; and the [[Sri Ganganagar district | Sri Ganganagar]] and [[Hanumangarh district | Hanumangarh]] districts of [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. <br />
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Although the characteristic distinction among the various dialects of [[Punjabi language]] lies in the speech pattern, the Malwai dialect most notably differs from the other dialects through its distinctive '''<nowiki/>'ū'''' (ਊ) sound in all future-tense verb endings.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Verb Conjugation Differences<br />
!Standard Punjabi<br />
!Malwai Dialect<br />
|-<br />
|āvegā<br />
|āūgā<br />
|-<br />
|āvegī<br />
|āūgī<br />
|-<br />
|āvoge<br />
|āūŋge<br />
|-<br />
|pīvegā<br />
|pīūgā<br />
|-<br />
|pīvegī<br />
|pīūgī<br />
|-<br />
|pīvoge<br />
|pīūŋge<br />
|}<br />
Another notable difference is that where other Punjabi dialects have an 'L' sound, in Malwai many of those words are pronounced with an 'R' (ਰ) or '[[Retroflex lateral flap|ɭ̆]]' (ਲ਼) instead.<br />
For example: <br />
Majhi dialect 1(ghaddi khalarna), 2 (banda khalota). <br />
Malwai dialect 1(ghaddi kharaona), 2 (banda kharota). <br />
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The following peculiarities in vocabulary are also observed:<br />
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! English<br />
! [[Majhi dialect|Majhi]] or Standard Panjaabi.<br />
! Malwai<br />
|-<br />
! He will come.<br />
| ਉਹ ਆਵੇਗਾ। اوہ آویگا۔<br />
| ਉਹ ਆਊਗਾ। اوہ آؤگا۔<br />
|-<br />
! I am coming.<br />
| ਮੈਂ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ/ਮੈਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਪਿਆ ਹਾਂ। میں آ رہا ہاں/میں آؤن ڈیا ہاں/میں آؤندا پیا ہاں۔<br />
| ਮੈਂ ਆਈ ਜਾਨਾਂ। میں آئی جاناں۔<br />
|-<br />
! He is coming.<br />
| ਉਹ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ/ਉਹ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਪਿਆ ਹੈ। اوہ آ رہا ہے/اوہ آؤن ڈیا ہے/اوہ آؤندا پیا ہے۔<br />
| ਉਹ ਆਈ ਜਾਂਦੈ। اوہ آئی جاندا۔<br />
|-<br />
! To lift/to pick (up)<br />
| ਚੁੱਕਣਾ چُکنا<br />
| ਚੱਕਣਾ چَکنا<br />
|-<br />
! To uproot/to dig (out)<br />
| ਪੁੱਟਣਾ پُٹنا<br />
| ਪੱਟਣਾ پَٹنا<br />
|-<br />
! Your<br />
| ਤੁਹਾਡਾ تَہاڈا<br />
| ਥੋਡਾ/ਸੋਡਾ تُہاڈا<br />
|-<br />
! (My/your/his/her) own<br />
| ਆਪਣਾ اپنا<br />
| ਆਵਦਾ آودا<br />
|-<br />
! By me/from me<br />
| ਮੇਰੇ ਤੋਂ/ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲੋਂ میرے توں/میرے کولوں<br />
| ਮੈਥੋਂ میتھوں<br />
|-<br />
! By you/from you<br />
| ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਤੋਂ/ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕੋਲੋਂ/ਤਾਡਾ تہاڈے توں/تہاڈے کولوں/تاڈا<br />
| ਥੋਤੋਂ تُہاتھوں<br />
|-<br />
! Camel<br />
| ਊਠ اُوٹھ<br />
| ਉੱਠ اُٹھ<br />
|-<br />
! Son<br />
| ਪੁੱਤਰ پُتر<br />
| ਪੁੱਤ پُت<br />
|-<br />
! Friend<br />
| ਮਿੱਤਰ یار/مِتر<br />
| ਮਿੱਤ بیلی<br />
|-<br />
! Urine<br />
| ਮੂਤਰ مُوتَر <br />
| ਮੂਤ مُوت<br />
|-<br />
! Dew drop<br />
| ਤ੍ਰੇਲ਼ تریل<br />
| ਤੇਲ਼ تیل <br />
|}<br />
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Also, in contrast with [[Majhi dialect]], 'ਹ' is not tonal. Exceptions are encountered when 'ਹ'/'ہ' is not followed by a schwa ending or a vowel sound, as in, ਕਹਿਣਾ, ਰਹਿ, ਘਾਹ / ۔کہنا، رہِ، گھاہ<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
{{Reflist|group=note}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Punjabi dialects]]<br />
* [[Languages of India]]<br />
* [[List of Indian languages by total speakers]]<br />
* [[List of Punjabi television channels]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Punjabi dialects}}<br />
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[[Category:Punjabi dialects]]<br />
[[Category:Languages of Punjab, India]]</div>ImportMaster