Sistani (, also known as Sistuni () is a dialect continuum of the Persian language spoken by Sistani people in Iranian Sistan. It is part of the Southwestern Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages.
Sistani phrases English Sistani Transliteration What's up? چکاره؟ chkāra? Why?ورچه؟ varche? What?چزه؟ cheze? Where?اگجه؟ agja? Come in. در شو dar 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 شو e'ra me'sho. I love you. دل مه بالئ تره del me bāle' tra. Sistani is a good language. سیستونی گپّ زبریه sistoni gappe zabria.
Comparison between Sistani dialect of Persian and Balochi language English Sistani Balochi dust palg polg perfectpurra pura kisspakk pakko fingerchongol changol notice sarpe' sarpad scorpion qa'zum zum excursion chaqal chakar stupid ga'nok ganok wrinkle krenj gerenchag
Sistani words Sistani Balochi English equivalent plaft molir withered spest espostalfalfa shpul shulwhistle kneshk bòzahrfrown chrokh ròk shiny kutru golloď puppy chilāsk calàsk skinny jangara aggressive dajg ťayi tie
See also Baas-o-Beyt Gholamali Raisozzakerin
References
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.
External links Foundation for Sistanian Orthography Development - official site (in Persian) Zaraya: Sistanian Analytical Bulletin - (in Persian)