Rathwali (rāṭhavālī) or Rathi is spoken in the north of Salani throughout the centre of the District of Garhwal, over the greater parts of the Chandpur and Dewalgarh Parganas today's Thailisain block and surrounding areas https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.32110 in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state. Currently it has been classified as a dialect under Garhwali, belonging to the Central Pahari group(as per Grierson). It is the language of the Khasiyas.
Grammar
Gender :
Rules for gender are same as Srinagaria.
Number :
Tadbhava masc. nouns which end with a in Hindi, in Rathwali end with o. However some exceptions exist.
Cases : +CasesCaseagentन, लaccusativeगणीinstrumentalन, लdativeगणी(to), खुणी(to) थां(to), कूं(for)ablativeगणी(from), मकोई(from), बटी(from) उण्डे(out of), मांय-ल(among), से , तेgenitiveकोlocativeमा(in, into), माँ(in, into), गणी(in), पार(on), तल(below) Adjectives :
Follows same rules as Srinagaria, however the final a is changed into a.
Pronouns : +Personalsing.pul.nom.mi, mi tu,tuham, hamu tum,tumuag,mi-la, mai-la ti-la, twe- lahamu-la, ham-na tumu-la, tum-nagen.mero, myorotero, tyoroobl.mai, mi, mi tai, ti, twaham, hamu tum, tumu +Demonstrativesing.pul.nom.yo woyo,yu wo,wuobl.yai wai, we,wiwo, wu un, wun, u, wu +Relativesing.pul.nom.jo, jujoobl.jai, jejau +Correlativesing.pul.nom.sosoobl.tai, tetau Reflexive Pronoun is aaphu
Conjugation :
Auxiliary Verbs & Verbs Substantive +Presentsing.pul.I amchhū, chhaūchhawāthou artchhai,chhaīchhavuhe ischha, chachhī +Past sing.pul.waschhayō(masc) chhayā(fem)chhōyō(masc) chhāyā
Comparative analysis +WordsSrinagariaRathwali TranslationBalLatulaHairBaba teBabu ganiTo a father/from a fatherLokharLuhoIronNauno/NauniLaudo/LaudiBoy/GirlHondoHonnuBeingJanaaniSianiWomanGharKudoHouseKhado hoThado hoStand upDoorTadaFarAgadi/PichhadiAghin/PachhinAfter/Before
+ Family and person termsGrierson, George Abraham (1916). Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. IX, Part IV: Central Pahari. Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India. English Srinagaria Rathwali Tehriyali Man Mankhi Manakha Mans, Manakhi, Manas Woman Janani Siani Janani, bairan, kajan Wife Swain, janani Sain, swin Swain Child Nauno Lauro Nauno Son Nauno Lauro Larik, nauno Daughter Nauni Lauri Beṭi, nauni Father Baba Baba, buba Baba, buba Mother Boi Boi Boi, ija Brother Bhai, dada (elder), bhula (younger) Bhai Bhai (general), dada (elder), bhula (younger) Sister Bain, didi (elder), bhuli (younger) Bain Baini, bain (general), didi (elder), bhuli (younger) +PhrasesSrinagariaRathwaliTranslationmai mardamai mannuI beattu marditu marnithou beatestwo mardwo marnhe beatsham maardaham maarnuwe beattum mardatum maarniyou beatwo mardinwo maanithey beatmain maaremi la maaraI beat(past)tin maareti la maarathou beatest (past)wain maarewa la maarahe beat(past)haman maarehamu la maarawe beat (past)tuman maaretumu la maarayou beat(past)un maarewunoon la maarethey beat(past)mai maarnu chhaunmi manu chhaunI am beatingmai marnu chhayomi maarno chhoyoI was beatingmain maaryun chhayomai la maaryalaI had beatenmain maaroonmi maaroonI may beatmain maarulomi maruloI shall beattu marilotu marilthou wilt beatwo marlowo marulhe will beatham maarlaham maalawe shall beattum marilyatum malyayou will beatwo maarlawo maalathey will beat
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