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Vaghri language
Indic language of Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vaghri (Bavri) is an Indo Aryan language of Pakistan spoken by the Vagri. It is closely related to Gujarati.
 | This article needs attention from an expert in languages. The specific problem is: its identity is suspect. (June 2016) |
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Phonology
/ŋ/, /ɽ/, and /ɳ/ do not occur word-initially.
All vowels except /e/ and /ɔ/ can be nasalized. There are four 'true' diphthongs, these being /ɔɑ/, /ɑi/, /ɑu/, and /ɑɯ/.
The majority of monosyllabic words are CVC. Every word has at least one accented syllable.
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Morphology
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Vaghri distinguishes two noun classes: Masculine and feminine. Neuter Indo-Aryan nouns are mostly classed masculine. Nouns ending in /-ɒ/ generally belong to the masculine class. Nouns ending in /-i/ are generally feminine.
Nouns in Vaghri are inflected for two numbers: singular and plural.
Masculine nouns can be inflected for additional cases:
Adjectives are inflected for noun class. There is no comparative affix, but the word wadhu can be used to indicate the comparative.
Vaghri pronouns inflect for case and number.
Vaghri verbs, like other Indo-Aryan verbs, consist of three parts: A root, an affix, and a personal suffix. Passive voice is formed by adding -ā to the stem.
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Vocabulary
ɒrdinal numerals are as follows:
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