Sistani Persian
Nativenameسیستونی
Sistuni
StatesIran[1]
EthnicitySistani Persians
FamilycolorIndo-European
Fam 2Indo-Iranian
Fam 3Iranic
Fam 4Western Iranic
Fam 5Southwestern Iranic
Fam 6Persian
Iso 3none
Glottosist1235
GlottorefnameSistani Persian
Fam 7Western Persian[2]
AltnameSistuni Persian
PronunciationPārsi-e Sistāni, Pārsi-e Sistuni
RegionSistan and Baluchestan Province[1]

Sistani (Persian: سیستانی, also known as Sistuni (سیستونی) is a dialect continuum of the Persian language[3] spoken by Sistani people in Iranian Sistan.[1][4] It is part of the Southwestern Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages.

Sistani phrases

EnglishSistaniTransliteration
What's up?چکاره؟chkāra?
Why?ورچه؟varche?
What?چزه؟cheze?
Where?اگجه؟agja?
Come in.در شوdar sho.
Are you serious? (literally "Do you swear to God?")تره والله؟tra vallā?
How many times?چن لئ؟chen le'?
It's gonna be late.إره مئ شوe'ra me'sho.
I love you.دل مه بالئ ترهdel me bāle' tra.
Sistani is a good language.سیستونی گپّ زبریهsistoni gappe zabria.

Comparison between Sistani dialect of Persian and Balochi language

EnglishSistaniBalochi
dustpalgpolg
perfectpurrapura
kisspakkpakko
fingerchongolchangol
noticesarpe'sarpad
scorpionqa'zumzum
excursionchaqalchakar
stupidga'nokganok
wrinklekrenjgerenchag

Sistani words

SistaniBalochiEnglish equivalent
plaftmolirwithered
spestespostalfalfa
shpulshulwhistle
kneshkbòzahrfrown
chrokhròkshiny
kutrugolloďpuppy
chilāskcalàskskinny
jangaraaggressive
dajgťayitie

See also

References

  1. ^ Okati, Farideh; Ahangar, Abbas Ali; Anonby, Erik; Jahani, Carina (July 2010). "Natural Phonological Processes in Sistani Persian of Iran". Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies. 2 (1): 94. doi:10.22111/ijals.2012.63. Retrieved 26 January 2025. provides an overview of natural phonological processes in the dialect of Sistani Persian spoken in Iranian Sistan, and reviews theoretical implications of these processes
  2. ^
  3. ^ "Sistani Persian". Glottolog. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  4. ^ Nakosteen, Mehdi (1933). The Development of Persian Education and Learning. Cornell University. p. 89.

Sources

  • "The Status of [h] and [ʔ] in the Sistani Dialect of Miyankangi". Carina Jahani, Farideh Okati, Abbas Ali Ahangar. Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 1:1 (2009), pp. 80–99.
  • "Natural Phonological Processes in Sistani Persian of Iran". Okati, Farideh, Ahangar, Abbas Ali, Anonby, Erik, Jahani, Carina. Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2:1, (2010), pp. 93–120.
  • Lazard, Gilbert (1974). “Morphologie du verbe dans le parler persan du Sistan”, in Studia Iranica 3.