Shina language
| Shina | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Pakistan, India |
| Region | Northern Areas, Pakistan |
Native speakers | (500,000 cited 1981 census)[1] |
Indo-European
| |
| Arabic Script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:scl – Shinaplk – Kohistani Shina |
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Shina (also known as Tshina) is a Dardic language spoken by a some people in Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan.
Alphabet
[change | change source]| Letter | Romanization | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| ا | ʿ | /ʔ/ |
| ب | b | /b/ |
| پ | p | /p/ |
| ت | t | /t/ |
| ٹ | ṭ | /ʈ/ |
| ث | (s) | /s/ |
| ج | ǰ | /d͡ʒ/ |
| چ | č | /t͡ʃ/ |
| ح | (h) | /h/ |
| خ | ǩ | /x/ |
| څ | c | /t͡s/ |
| ځ | j | /d͡z/ |
| ڇ | ċ | /ʈ͡ʂ/ |
| د | d | /d/ |
| ڈ | ḍ | /ɖ/ |
| ذ | (z) | /z/ |
| ر | r | /r/ |
| ڑ | ṛ | /ɽ/ |
| ز | z | /z/ |
| ژ | ž | /ʒ/ |
| ڙ | ż | /ʐ/ |
| س | s | /s/ |
| ش | š | /ʃ/ |
| ݜ | ṣ | /ʂ/ |
| ص | (s) | /s/ |
| ض | (d) | /d/ |
| ط | (t) | /t/ |
| ظ | (z) | /z/ |
| ع | ʿ | /ʔ/ |
| غ | ǧ | /ɣ/ |
| ڠ | ŋ | /ŋ/ |
| ف | f | /f/pʰ/ |
| ق | (k) | /k/ |
| ک | k | /k/ |
| گ | g | /ɡ/ |
| ل | l | /l/ |
| م | m | /m/ |
| ن | n | /n/ |
| ݨ | ṇ | /ɳ/ |
| ں | ˜ | /˜/ |
| و | w | /ʊ~w/ |
| ہ | h, x | /h/ɦ/ |
| ھ | _h | /ʰ/ |
| ء | ʿ | /ʔ/ |
| ی | y | /j/ |
| ے | e | /e/ |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Shina at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
Kohistani Shina at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
