Grammatical Structure
The grammatical structure of Hazaragi is practically identical with that of Dari or even Kabuli Persian. The most striking feature of this dialect is its lexicon that includes many notable items of uncertain origin. G. K. Dulling considers “the present dialect to consist of three strata:
- pre-Mongol Persian, with its own substratum;
- Mongolic language; and
- modern Tajik, which preserves in it elements of (1) and (2).
He is probably right when he asserts so and that: “Although these dialects are essentially forms of modern Tajik Examples of the vocabulary are: Mongolic:, ; Turkic:, ;
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