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Number and Gender in Kishtwari: A Morphological Study

Sameer Ahmad Kuchay, Ph.D. Scholar
Sayantani Banerjee, M.Phil. Scholar

Abstract

Although linguistic study of Kashmiri began in the 19th century, no linguistically oriented investigation has been undertaken to study its dialects, particularly Kishtwari. Although Grierson regards it as the only true dialect of Kashmiri, the dialect is still unexplored vis-a-vis modern descriptive framework. The dialect shows significant variations from standard Kashmiri in phonology, morphology and lexicon but linguistic research on these aspects of the dialect is inadequate and fragmentary. In this backdrop the present paper aims to provide a description of the number and gender morphology of Kishtwari.

Keywords: Kishtwari, Number, Gender, Suffixation, Suppletion

Introduction

The state of Jammu and Kashmir has a rich linguistic diversity with languages like Kashmiri, Dogri, Ladakhi, Punjabi, Balti, Shina, etc., contributing to the linguistic composition of the state. Kashmiri language is primarily spoken in the valley of Kashmir and the neighbouring areas like Kishtwar, Doda, Ramban, etc. The language exhibits regional as well as social variation. The regional dialects of Kashmiri can be broadly classified into two groups: (i). those dialects which are spoken in the valley of Kashmir, and (ii). those which are spoken in the regions outside the valley of Kashmir. Kistwari and Poguli are the two main dialects spoken outside the valley of Kashmir.

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Sameer Ahmad Kuchay
Ph.D. Scholar
Department of Linguistics
University of Kashmir
Srinagar 190006
Jammu and Kashmir
India
sameerkuchay@gmail.com

Sayantani Banerjee
M.Phil. Scholar
Department of Linguistics
Jadavpur University
Kolkata 700032
West Bengal
India
banerjeesayantani01@gmail.com
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