Srinagaria (or Srinagariya) is a dialect of Garhwali,[1] belonging to the Central Pahari group (per Grierson). It is primarily spoken in the region around Srinagar in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state and is regarded as the standard form of Garhwali.[2]
Script & specimen
Sample of Srinagaria dialect from Grierson's book "Linguistic Survey of india" Sample of Srinagaria dialect from Grierson's book "Linguistic Survey of india"
Comparative analysis
Words
Srinagaria
Rathwali
Translation
bal
latula
hair
baba ku
babu khuni
to a father/from a father
lokhar
luho
iron
nauno/nauni
laudo/laudi
boy/girl
hondo
honnu
being
janaani
siani
woman
ghar
kudo
house
khado ho
thado ho
stand up
door
tada
far
agadi/pichhadi
aghin/pachhin
after/before
Phrases
Srinagaria
Rathwali
Translation
mai marda
mai mannu
I beat
tu mardi
tu marni
thou beatest
wo mard
wo marn
he beats
ham maarda
ham maarnu
we beat
tum marda
tum maarni
you beat
wo mardin
wo maani
they beat
main maare
mi la maara
I beat(past)
tin maare
ti la maara
thou beatest
(past)
wain maare
wa la maara
he beat(past)
haman maare
hamu la maara
we beat (past)
haman maare
hamu la maara
we beat (past)
tuman maare
tumu la maara
you beat(past)
un maare
wunoon la maare
they beat(past)
mai maarnu chhaun
mi manu chhaun
I am beating
mai marnu chhayo
mi maarno chhoyo
I was beating
main maaryun chhayo
mai la maaryala
I had beaten
main maaroon
mi maaroon
I may beat
main maarulo
mi marulo
I shall beat
tu marilo
tu maril
thou wilt beat
wo marlo
wo marul
he will beat
ham maarla
ham maala
we shall beat
tum marilya
tum malya
you will beat
wo maarla
wo maala
they will beat
References
^Linguistic Survey Of India Vol.9 Part.4. 1916. p. 318.