Dawoodi (دَاؤُدِی), also known as Domaakí (ڈوماکی), Dumaki or Domaá, is an endangered[3]Indo-Aryan language spoken by a few hundred people living in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory in northern Pakistan. It is historically related to the Central Indo-Aryan languages of the Indian Midlands, though it has been significantly influenced by its neighbours.[4]
The speakers of the language belong to a small ethnic minority that lives dispersed among the larger regional groups. The majority of Doma communities have in the past switched to the dominant Shina language, with their original language surviving only in the Burushaski areas of Nagar and Hunza.[4] There is a distinct dialect in each of those two areas; they are still mutually intelligible despite numerous differences.
According to local traditions, the Dooma's ancestors came somewhere from the south; according to the speakers themselves their forebears arrived in the Nager and Hunza Valleys from Kashmir, and north Punjab in separate groups and over an extended period of time via Baltistan, Gilgit, Darel, Tangir, Punial and even Kashghar.
All Dawoodi speakers are proficient in the languages of their host communities (Burushaski and/or Shina) as well as in their own mother tongue. Many of them also know Urdu, which they have learned at school or picked up while working in other parts of Pakistan.
The name Domaki is perceived as pejorative by the speakers, who nowadays prefer the term Dawoodi, which is associated with the Islamic figure of Dawood.[5]
ReferencesEdit
^Dawoodi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^"Usage of Nasta'liq in the Modern Publications - Typography Day" (PDF). Typography Day.
Backstrom, Peter C. Languages of Northern Areas (Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan, 2), 1992. 417 pp. ISBN969-8023-12-7.
Hussain, Qandeel (2020). "Dawoodi (Pakistan) – Language Snapshot". Language Documentation and Description. 19: 130–137. doi:10.25894/ldd69.
Lorimer, D. L. R. 1939. The Dumaki Language: Outlines of the Speech of the Doma, or Bericho, of Hunza, Dekker & Van De Vegt, 244 pp.
Weinreich, Matthias (2008). "Two Varieties of Domaakí". Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft. 158 (2): 299–316. JSTOR 10.13173/zeitdeutmorggese.158.2.0299.
Weinreich, Matthias. 2010. Language Shift in Northern Pakistan: The Case of Domaakí and Pashto. Iran and the Caucasus 14: 43-56.
October 15, 2023
dawoodi, language, dawoodi, اؤ, also, known, domaakí, ڈوماکی, dumaki, domaá, endangered, indo, aryan, language, spoken, hundred, people, living, gilgit, baltistan, territory, northern, pakistan, historically, related, central, indo, aryan, languages, indian, m. Dawoodi د اؤ د ی also known as Domaaki ڈوماکی Dumaki or Domaa is an endangered 3 Indo Aryan language spoken by a few hundred people living in the Gilgit Baltistan territory in northern Pakistan It is historically related to the Central Indo Aryan languages of the Indian Midlands though it has been significantly influenced by its neighbours 4 DawoodiDomaakiNative toPakistanRegionNager and Hunza ValleysEthnicityDomaaNative speakers340 2011 1 Language familyIndo European Indo IranianIndo AryanWestern Indo AryanDawoodiWriting systemArabic script 2 Language codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code dmk class extiw title iso639 3 dmk dmk a Glottologdoma1260ELPDomaakiThe speakers of the language belong to a small ethnic minority that lives dispersed among the larger regional groups The majority of Doma communities have in the past switched to the dominant Shina language with their original language surviving only in the Burushaski areas of Nagar and Hunza 4 There is a distinct dialect in each of those two areas they are still mutually intelligible despite numerous differences According to local traditions the Dooma s ancestors came somewhere from the south according to the speakers themselves their forebears arrived in the Nager and Hunza Valleys from Kashmir and north Punjab in separate groups and over an extended period of time via Baltistan Gilgit Darel Tangir Punial and even Kashghar All Dawoodi speakers are proficient in the languages of their host communities Burushaski and or Shina as well as in their own mother tongue Many of them also know Urdu which they have learned at school or picked up while working in other parts of Pakistan The name Domaki is perceived as pejorative by the speakers who nowadays prefer the term Dawoodi which is associated with the Islamic figure of Dawood 5 References Edit Dawoodi at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Usage of Nasta liq in the Modern Publications Typography Day PDF Typography Day Hussain 2020 a b Weinreich 2008 p 299 Hussain 2020 p 132 Bibliography EditBackstrom Peter C Languages of Northern Areas Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan 2 1992 417 pp ISBN 969 8023 12 7 Hussain Qandeel 2020 Dawoodi Pakistan Language Snapshot Language Documentation and Description 19 130 137 doi 10 25894 ldd69 Lorimer D L R 1939 The Dumaki Language Outlines of the Speech of the Doma or Bericho of Hunza Dekker amp Van De Vegt 244 pp Weinreich Matthias 2008 Two Varieties of Domaaki Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft 158 2 299 316 JSTOR 10 13173 zeitdeutmorggese 158 2 0299 Weinreich Matthias 2010 Language Shift in Northern Pakistan The Case of Domaaki and Pashto Iran and the Caucasus 14 43 56 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dawoodi language amp oldid 1166796717, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
