Malwai dialect

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Malwai is a Punjabi dialect spoken in the Malwa region of Punjab. Major Malwai speaking centers are Ferozepur, Fazilka, Faridkot, Muktsar,^{[note 1]} Moga, Bathinda, Sangrur, Barnala, Mansa districts and Jagraon, Raikot and Ludhiana (West) tehsils of Ludhiana district.^{[note 2]} In Pakistan, it is spoken in Vehari district of Punjab. Many Malwai speakers also live in Dabwali, Kalanwali and Rania tehsils of Sirsa district of Haryana, India; the Jakhal and Ratia tehsils of Fatehabad district of Haryana, India; and the Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts of Rajasthan, India.

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 'ū' (ਊ) sound in all future-tense verb endings.

Verb Conjugation Differences
Standard Punjabi	Malwai Dialect
āvegā	āūgā
āvegī	āūgī
āvoge	āūŋge
pīvegā	pīūgā
pīvegī	pīūgī
pīvoge	pīūŋge

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 'ɭ̆' (ਲ਼) instead. For example:

            Majhi dialect  1(ghaddi khalarna), 2 (banda khalota). 
            Malwai dialect 1(ghaddi kharaona), 2 (banda kharota).

The following peculiarities in vocabulary are also observed:

English	Majhi or Standard Panjaabi.	Malwai
He will come.	ਉਹ ਆਵੇਗਾ। اوہ آویگا۔	ਉਹ ਆਊਗਾ। اوہ آؤگا۔
I am coming.	ਮੈਂ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ/ਮੈਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਪਿਆ ਹਾਂ। میں آ رہا ہاں/میں آؤن ڈیا ہاں/میں آؤندا پیا ہاں۔	ਮੈਂ ਆਈ ਜਾਨਾਂ। میں آئی جاناں۔
He is coming.	ਉਹ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ/ਉਹ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਪਿਆ ਹੈ। اوہ آ رہا ہے/اوہ آؤن ڈیا ہے/اوہ آؤندا پیا ہے۔	ਉਹ ਆਈ ਜਾਂਦੈ। اوہ آئی جاندا۔
To lift/to pick (up)	ਚੁੱਕਣਾ چُکنا	ਚੱਕਣਾ چَکنا
To uproot/to dig (out)	ਪੁੱਟਣਾ پُٹنا	ਪੱਟਣਾ پَٹنا
Your	ਤੁਹਾਡਾ تَہاڈا	ਥੋਡਾ/ਸੋਡਾ تُہاڈا
(My/your/his/her) own	ਆਪਣਾ اپنا	ਆਵਦਾ آودا
By me/from me	ਮੇਰੇ ਤੋਂ/ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲੋਂ میرے توں/میرے کولوں	ਮੈਥੋਂ میتھوں
By you/from you	ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਤੋਂ/ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕੋਲੋਂ/ਤਾਡਾ تہاڈے توں/تہاڈے کولوں/تاڈا	ਥੋਤੋਂ تُہاتھوں
Camel	ਊਠ اُوٹھ	ਉੱਠ اُٹھ
Son	ਪੁੱਤਰ پُتر	ਪੁੱਤ پُت
Friend	ਮਿੱਤਰ یار/مِتر	ਮਿੱਤ بیلی
Urine	ਮੂਤਰ مُوتَر	ਮੂਤ مُوت
Dew drop	ਤ੍ਰੇਲ਼ تریل	ਤੇਲ਼ تیل

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

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↑ 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.
↑ The Punjabi spoken in eastern tehsils of Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (East), Payal, Khanna and Samrala) forms a dialect continuum with Pwadhi dialect.

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[1] 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.

[2] The Punjabi spoken in eastern tehsils of Ludhiana district (Ludhiana (East), Payal, Khanna and Samrala) forms a dialect continuum with Pwadhi dialect.

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