Pothohari Shabad Kosh

by Bhasha Vibagh POTHOHAR A distinct lingual and cultural region in northwest Punjab Pothwari (پوٹھواری), also spelt Potwari, Potohari and Pothohari (پوٹھوہاری),[8] is spoken in the Pothohar Plateau of northern Punjab (Currently in Pakistan), comprising a part of the Rawalpindi district, including the entire Gujjar Khan tahsil (subdivision) barring the hilly tract in the east along the River Jehlum, southeastern part of Rawalpindi tahsil and Kallar circle of Kahuta tahsil. In Kashmir, speakers of Pahari-Pothwari are known as Pahari people. Object Marker The object marker in Pothwari is kī (ਕੀ /کی) as opposed to nū̃ (ਨੂੰ / نوں) in Punjabi.

The phrase: lokā̃ kī (ਲੋਕਾਂ ਕੀ / لوکاں کی), meaning "to the people" in Standard Punjabi, would become lokā̃ nū̃ (ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ / لوکاں نوں). Genitive Marker The Genitive marker in Pothwari is represented through the use of nā (ਨਾ / نا) as opposed to dā (ਦਾ / دا). The phrase: lokā̃ dā (ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ / لوکاں دا), meaning "people's" or "of the people" in Standard Punjabi, would become lokā̃ nā (ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨਾ / لوکاں نا). The word for 'my' becomes māhaṛā (ਮਾਹੜਾ / ماہڑا; m.) instead of māhaṛī (ਮਾਹੜੀ / ماہڑی; f.). Vocabulary Very clear point of departure occurs in the use of achṇā (ਅੱਛਣਾ / اچھݨا 'to come') and gachṇā (ਗੱਛਣਾ / گچھݨا 'to go') as opposed to Saraiki āvaṇ (ਆਵਣ / آوݨ) and vañjaṇ (ਵੰਞਣ / وڄݨ), and Punjabi āuṇā (ਆਉਣਾ / آؤݨا) and jāṇā (ਜਾਣਾ / جاݨا).

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