Vocabulary
The Wakhi lexicon exhibits significant differences with the other Pamir languages. Gawarjon's comparison of the dialects of Sarikoli and Wakhi spoken in China is reproduced below.
| English gloss | Persian | Tajik | Shughni | Sarikoli | Pashto | Wakhi | Avestan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | jæk (یک) | jak (як) | jiw | iw | jaw (يو) | ji | aēva- |
| meat | ɡuʃt (گوشت) | ɡuʃt (гушт) | ɡuːxt | ɡɯxt | ɣwaxa, ɣwaʂa (غوښه) | ɡuʂt | ? |
| son | pesær (پسر) | pisar (писар) | puts | pɯts | zoi (زوی) | putr | putra |
| fire | ɒteʃ (اتش) | otaʃ (оташ) | joːts | juts | or (اور) | rɯχniɡ | âtar |
| water | ɒb (اب) | ob (об) | xats | xats | obə (اوبه) | jupk | aiwyô, ap |
| hand | dæst (دست) | dast (даѕт) | ðust | ðɯst | lɑs (لاس) | ðast | zasta |
| foot | pɒ (پا) | po (по) | poːð | peð | pxa, pʂa (پښه) | pɯð | pad |
| tooth | dændɒn (دندان) | dandon (дандон) | ðinðʉn | ðanðun | ɣɑx, ɣɑʂ (غاښ) | ðɯnðɯk | ? |
| eye | tʃæʃm (چشم) | tʃaʃm (чашм) | tsem | tsem | stərɡa (سترګه) | tʂəʐm | cashman |
| horse | æsb (اسب) | asp (асп) | voːrdʒ | vurdʒ | ɑs (آس) | jaʃ | aspa |
| cloud | æbr (ابر) | abr (абр) | abri | varm | urjadz (اوريځ) | mur | maēγa- |
| wheat | gændom (گندم) | gandum (гандум) | ʒindam | ʒandam | ɣanam (غنم) | ɣɯdim | ? |
| many | besjɒr (بسيار) | bisjor (бисёр) | bisjoːr | pɯr | ɖer, pura (ډېر، پوره) | təqi | paoiri, paoirîsh, pouru |
| high | bolænd (بلند) | baland (баланд) | biland | bɯland | lwaɻ (لوړ) | bɯland | berezô, berezañt |
| far | dur (دور) | dur (дур) | ðar | ðar | ləre (لرې) | ðir | dûra, dûrât |
| good | χub (خوب) | χub (хуб) | χub | tʃardʒ | xə, ʂə (ښه) | baf | vohu |
| small | kutʃik (کوچک) | χurd (хурд) | dzul | dzɯl | ləɡ, ləʐ (لږ) | dzəqlai | ? |
| to say | goft (گفت) | guft (гуфт) | lʉvd | levd | wajəl (ويل) | xənak | aoj-, mrû-, sangh- |
| to do | kærd (کرد) | kard (кард) | tʃiːd | tʃeiɡ | kawəl (کول) | tsərak | kar- |
| to see | did (ديد) | did (дид) | wiːnt | wand | winəm (وينم) | wiŋɡ | dî- |
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