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In China

Orthography

Sample text from a Bible translation published in 2001 is shown below. Lord's Prayer (Luke 11:2-4)>

Wakhi in Roman alphabet	Wakhi in Cyrillic alphabet	English (KJV)
² Yiso yavər x̆atəy: «Sayišt i dəo carəv, x̆anəv: „Ey bzыrgwor Tat ki də osmonət cəy! Ti bəzыrg nung bər olam ыmыt! Ləcər dəwroni Ti podšoyi ɣ̆at-ət, zəmin-ət zəmon də hыkmi taw ыmыt!	² Йисо йавəр х̌атəй: «Сайишт ҙи дəо царəв, х̌анəв: „Ей бзыргв̌ор Тат ки дə осмонəт цəй! Ти бəзырг нунг бəр олам ымыт! Лəцəр дəв̌рони Ти подшойи г̌ат-əт, зəмин-əт зəмон дə ҳыкми тав̌ ымыт!	² And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, "Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
³ Spo rыsq-ət rыzi sakər nəsib car!	³ Спо рысқ-əт рызи сакəр нəсиб цар!	³ Give us day by day our daily bread.
⁴ Cə spo gənoən šəxs! Sak bə kuy, ki sakər šakiɣ̆, cə kərk! kыx̆ter baxṣ̌əṣ̌ carən. Cə bandi nafs-ət awasən, Cə waswasayi Iblisən saki niga δыr!“»	⁴ Цə спо гəноəн шəхс! Сак бə куй, ки сакəр шакиг̌ цə кəрк! Кых̌тəр бахш̣əш̣ царəн. Цə банди нафс-əт ав̌асəн, Цə в̌асв̌асайи Иблисəн саки нига д̌ыр!“»	⁴ And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that's indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil."

Vocabulary

The Wakhi lexicon exhibits significant differences with both Western Iranian languages such as Persian or Tajik, and also with the other Pamir languages. Gawarjon's comparison of the dialects of Sarikoli and Wakhi spoken in China and the Western Iranian languages is reproduced below. Lexical comparison of six Iranian languages>

English gloss	Persian	Tajik	Pashto	Shughni	Sarikoli	Wakhi
son	pisær (پسر)	pisar (писар)	zuj	puts	pɯts	putr
fire	æt̪iʃ (اتش)	otaʃ (оташ)	or	joːts	juts	rɯχnig
water	æb (اب)	ob (ов)	obə	xats	xats	jupk
hand	d̪æst̪ (دست)	dast (даѕт)	lɑs	ðust	ðɯst	ðast
foot	pɔ (پا)	po (по)	pxə, pʂə	poːð	peð	pɯð
tooth	d̪ænd̪ɔn (دندان)	dandon (дандон)	ɣɑx, ɣɑʂ	ðinðʉn	ðanðun	ðɯnðɯk
eye	tʃæʃm (چشم)	tʃaʃm (чашм)	stərgə	tsem	tsem	tʂəʐm
horse	æsb (اسب)	asp (асп)	ɑs	voːrdʒ	vurdʒ	jaʃ
cloud	æbr (ابر)	abr (абр)	uriəz, uriədz	abri	varm	mur
wheat	gænd̪um (گندم)	gandum (гандум)	ɣənəm	ʒindam	ʒandam	ɣɯdim
meat	gʉʃt̪ (گوشت)	gʉʃt (гушт)	ɣwəxə, ɣwəʂə	guːxt	gɯxt	guʂt
many	bisjɔr (بسيار)	bisjor (бисйор)	ɖer	lap	pɯr	təqi
high	bulænd̪ (بلند)	baland (баланд)	lwəɻ	biland	bɯland	bɯland
far	dʉr (دور)	dur (дур)	liri	ðar	ðar	ðir
good	xʉb (خوب)	bashand (башанд)	xə, ʂə	bashand	tʃardʒ	baf
small	xurd̪ (خرد)	χurd (хурд)	lez, leʐ, wuɻ	dzul	dzɯl	dzɘqlai
to say	guft̪ (گفت)	guft (гуфт)	wəjəl	lʉvdow	levd	xɘnak
to do	kærd̪ (كرد)	kard (кард)	kəwəl	tʃiːdow	tʃeig	tsɘrak
to see	d̪id̪ (ديد)	did (дид)	lidəl, kətəl	wiːntow	wand	wing

Phonology

Vowels

Consonants

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