The Wakhi Alphabet

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The Wakhi alphabet featured on shupun.org is based on the 2006 linguistic research conducted by Prof. Koji Kamioka and Assoc. Prof. Satoko Yoshie at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. For details, visit the Wakhi Language Corpus at TUFS.

The Wakhi alphabet consists of 43 unique characters, representing a rich phonetic system that includes several distinct sounds not found in many other languages.

Here are the Wakhi alphabets:

a, b, č, č̣, d, ḍ, ð, ʣ, e, ə, f, g, ɣ, ɣ̌, h, i, j, ǰ, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, š, ṣ̌, t, ṭ, θ, ʦ, u, ʉ, v, w, x, x̌ , y, z, ž, ẓ̌

a

abiẓ̌u

a type of apricot

b

boz

eagle

č

čilbobuk

hoopoe

č̣

č̣ker

partridge

d

drukṣ̌

ḍ

ḍunglik

heron

ð

ðus

wasp

ʣ

ʣuuɣ̌

yak

e

engiz

walnut kernel

ə

The sound [ə] is non-phonemic in Wakhi.

It is used in words like: 'mərik-mrik/‘cream’, 'nəmek-nmek/‘salt’, 'bə/‘also, too’ and 'ʦə/‘from’; də/‘in, at’.

f

fuks

snake

g

guzdʉm

centipede/millipedek

ɣ

ɣatunas

marginated bug

ɣ̌

ɣ̌ʉw

cow

h

heywon

wild animal

i

isqa

dried apricot

j

jəlho prič

spider

ǰ

ǰam

crack

k

kup

fish

l

lalmi šač

wild dog

m

mayun

golden oriole

n

naxčir

fox

o

oftob

sun flower

p

piš

cat

q

qərɣa

crow, raven

r

ruš

Marco Polo sheep

s

sʉy

rabbit

š

šingoɣ

worm, lugworm

ṣ̌

ṣ̌apt

wolf

t

toy

baby horse

ṭ

ṭor prič

gold bug

θ

θot

lizard

ʦ

ʦʉtr

spindle for wool

u

uẓ̌u

turtle

ʉ

ʉṣ̌tʉr

camel

v

vršum prič

silkworm

w

wingas

bird, sparrow

x

xavzut

tick, bedbug

x̌

x̌erz

snowcock

y

yukṣ̌

ibex

z

zik

tongue

ž

žarž wingas

white wagtail

ẓ̌

ẓ̌umak

moon

Language is a powerful tool that reflects the culture, tradition, and lifestyle of a people. The Wakhi language, with its unique set of alphabets and words, provides a window into the lives of the Wakhi people.

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