Malwai dialect
Introduction '''Malwai''' is a Punjabi dialect spoken in the Malwa region of Punjab.
Distribution === India ======= Punjab ====Major Malwai speaking centers are Ferozepur, Fazilka, Faridkot, Muktsar, Moga, Bathinda, Sangrur, Patiala, Barnala, Mansa districts and Jagraon, Raikot and Ludhiana (West) tehsils of Ludhiana district.==== Haryana ====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.==== Rajasthan ====The dialect is also found spoken in Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts of Rajasthan, India.=== Pakistan ===In Pakistan, it is spoken in Vehari district of Punjab by the communities migrated from Indian Punjab after Partition 1947.It is also spoken in Bahawalnagar and Nankana Sahib districts.
Characteristics 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 DifferencesStandard PunjabiMalwai DialectāvegāāūgāāvegīāūgīāvogeāūŋgepīvegāpīūgāpīvegīpīūgīpīvogepīūŋgeAnother notable difference is that where other Punjabi dialects have  (ਲ) in Malwai many of those words are pronounced with an  (ਰ) or  (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 Standard Punjabi MalwaiGurmukhiShahmukhiGurmukhiShahmukhi He will come. ਉਹ ਆਵੇਗਾاوہ آویگا ਉਹ ਆਊਗਾاوہ آؤگا I am coming. ਮੈਂ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂمیں آ رہا آں ਮੈਂ ਆਈ ਜਾਨਾਂ। میں آئی جاناں۔ He is coming. ਉਹ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈاوہ آ رہا اے ਉਹ ਆਈ ਜਾਂਦੈ। اوہ آئی جاندَے۔ To lift/to pick (up) ਚੁੱਕਣਾچُکنا ਚੱਕਣਾ چَکنا To uproot/to dig (out) ਪੁੱਟਣਾ پُٹنا ਪੱਟਣਾ پَٹنا Your ਤੁਹਾਡਾ تَہاڈا ਥੋਡਾ/ਸੋਡਾ تُہاڈا (My/your/his/her) own ਆਪਣਾاپنا 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 ਪੁੱਤਰپُتر ਪੁੱਤ پُت Friend ਮਿੱਤਰ یار/مِتر ਮਿੱਤ بیلی Urine ਮੂਤਰ مُوتَر ਮੂਤ مُوت Dew drop ਤ੍ਰੇਲ਼ تریل ਤੇਲ਼ تیلAlso, 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
See also * Punjabi dialects* Languages of India* List of Indian languages by total speakers* List of Punjabi television channels
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