The Memon people are a subgroup or an ethnic group that originated in Sindh, Pakistan. After the Indian partition in 1947, Memons of the Kathiawar region migrated to neighboring states, cities and towns within India, but a large number of Memons settled in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, as well as the United States and Canada.
The origin of the Memoni language is still debated among the historians of the region. It has several different dialects and accents due to the influence of other languages in areas of settlement. Memoni is a mixture of Sindhi, Kutchi and Gujarati languages.[citation needed] Haji Mohammed Husein Abdel Kareem Nagani spent 40 years inventing a Memoni alphabet in order to bring the Memoni language up to the standard of other major languages in the world.[3]
The Memon community is generally divided into three major subgroups, Kathiawari Memons, who originated in the Kathiawar region (who speak Memoni), Sindhi Memons (who speak Sindhi) and Kutchi Memons (who speak Kutchi). The Memon people from Kathiawar were largely Muslims who followed Hanafi Islam.
Sindhi and Kutchi are spoken by both Muslims and non-Muslims, in contrast to the Memoni language, which is exclusively spoken by Memons of Kathiawar origin, who are almost entirely Muslims.
In stress, intonation, and everyday speech, Memoni is very similar to Sindhi or Kutchi, but it borrows extensively from Gujarati, Hindustani and Arabic. Like most languages of the Indian subcontinent, the sentence structure of Memoni generally follows subject–object–verb order.[4] Especially in Pakistan, Memoni language has adopted many Urdu words and phrases. Even between different villages of Kathiawar, variations have arisen.
Nouns
Most nouns have a grammatical gender, either masculine or feminine, and often have singular and plural forms. Vast majorities of nouns have been borrowed from Hindustani (umbrella term for Urdu and Hindi), and English vocabulary is extensively used.
Example
English
Memoni
Sindhi
Kutchi
Gujarati
Hindi/Urdu
vegetables
bakalo (m)
bhaji
saag bhaji (bhakalo)
Shaak bhaji
sabzi (f) sabzian
bed
Palang (m)
Palang (m)/ Khata (f)
Khatlo/Palang
Khatlo
chaarpaee/Palang (f)
mirror
aariso (m) aarisa (p) / Aaino
aarsi (f) / aaino (m)
aariso
aarisa (m)
aaena (m)
?
door
dervazo (m) dervazaa (p) (Kamaar - room doors)
darwazo/dar
darvajo
darwajo
dervaza (m) dervazey (p)
man
marhu (m) marhu (p)
maanhu
maru
manas/purush
admi (m) admion (p)
boy
chhokro (m) chokraa (p)
chhokro (m) chokraa (p)
chhokro
choro/chokra
larka (m) larkey (p)
girl
chhokree (f) chokriyun (p)
chhokree (f) chokryiun (p)
chhokree
chokri (f) chokriun
larki (f) larkian (p)
woman, wife
bairee (f) bairiyun (p)
mayee (f) mayuun (p)
bairi
bairi/patni/wavh
aurat (f) auratayn (p) bivi/patni
food
khaau
Khado
khana
fan
pankho
Pakho/pankho
Pankha
Articles and determiner
There is no equivalent for the definite article the, and the indefinite article a is further inflected as masculine or feminine with its object.
Pronouns
The second person nominative pronoun 'you' is expressed two different ways: the polite form aaen (cognate with avheen in standard Sindhi), generally used for respected strangers, the elderly, parents and older relatives, and the familiar form tu, used among close friends and when addressing subordinates. The accusative, possessive and reflexive pronouns are often inflected for masculine and feminine and their gender must agree with their referents.
See also: Urdu pronouns
Example
English
Memoni
Sindhi
Kutchi
Gujarati
I
aaun
aaun/Maan
aaun
hun
We
asaan
asaan/aseen/paan
asaan/paan
ame
You (polite) singular or
plural
aaen
tawhan/awha/tawheen/awheen
aaen
tamey
you (informal or intimate)
tu
tu/tun
tu
tu
In most Indic languages regarding the third person such as, he, she, it and they and the demonstrative pronouns this, these, that, those, the same pronouns are used. They are divided into two categories, one for a near object or person and the other for a far object or person.
Example 2
English
Memoni
Sindhi
Kutchi
Gujrati
She, he, it, they, this, these (near)
ee/hee
hee/ehyo (m) hiye/ehya (f)
hee
aa
She, he, it, they, that, those (far)
ou/hoo
hoo/uhwo (m), hoowa/uhwa (f)
hoo
pela
No significant differences are made among the object, possessive and reflexive pronouns. In addition these pronouns are further inflected for masculine and feminine and must agree with the object (noun, pronouns, adjective and adverbs).
Verbs
Verbs are generally conjugated according to person, number, tense, aspect, mood and voice. They may also agree with the person gender, and/or number of some of their other arguments, including the object. The verb generally appears at the end of the sentence.
Adjectives
Like English, the position of the adjectives nearly always appears immediately before the noun and they are modified and often inflected for masculine and feminine and must agree with the noun that follows. The proposition generally comes after a noun or a verb.
Script
In the past[when?] there have been some attempts to write the Memoni dialect using the Gujarati, and later, Urdu, scripts with little success. Some attempts have been made to write Memoni using the Latin script.
References
^Wajihuddin, Mohammed (February 14, 2014). "Memon association to congregate today". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
^"Memoni a new Language Born by Abdul Razzak ... - Memon Books".
^Mussarat Khalil, Syed (25 May 2016). "MWS honors inventor of Memon language alphabets". Saudi Gazette.
Reference: Origin of Memoni Language a Memoni Language Project by Siddique Katiya
January 06, 2023
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Memoni language news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Memoni ميموني મ મ ન is an Indo Aryan language spoken by Kathiawari Memons from the Kathiawar region of Gujarat India Memoniميمنی મ મ ન Memoni written in Urdu Nastaliq script Sindhi Naskh script Gujarati script and Roman script Native toIndia PakistanRegionKathiawar Gujarat SindhEthnicityMemons Kathiawar Native speakers1 8 Million 2014 1 Language familyIndo European Indo IranianIndo AryanNorthwesternSindhiMemoniWriting systemArabic script Gujarati script Nastaliq script Roman Memon 2 Language codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code mby class extiw title iso639 3 mby mby a Glottologmemo1238The Memon people are a subgroup or an ethnic group that originated in Sindh Pakistan After the Indian partition in 1947 Memons of the Kathiawar region migrated to neighboring states cities and towns within India but a large number of Memons settled in Pakistan Sri Lanka South Africa Malawi Kenya as well as the United States and Canada Contents 1 History 2 Nouns 2 1 Example 2 2 Articles and determiner 3 Pronouns 3 1 Example 3 2 Example 2 4 Verbs 5 Adjectives 6 Script 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe origin of the Memoni language is still debated among the historians of the region It has several different dialects and accents due to the influence of other languages in areas of settlement Memoni is a mixture of Sindhi Kutchi and Gujarati languages citation needed Haji Mohammed Husein Abdel Kareem Nagani spent 40 years inventing a Memoni alphabet in order to bring the Memoni language up to the standard of other major languages in the world 3 The Memon community is generally divided into three major subgroups Kathiawari Memons who originated in the Kathiawar region who speak Memoni Sindhi Memons who speak Sindhi and Kutchi Memons who speak Kutchi The Memon people from Kathiawar were largely Muslims who followed Hanafi Islam Sindhi and Kutchi are spoken by both Muslims and non Muslims in contrast to the Memoni language which is exclusively spoken by Memons of Kathiawar origin who are almost entirely Muslims In stress intonation and everyday speech Memoni is very similar to Sindhi or Kutchi but it borrows extensively from Gujarati Hindustani and Arabic Like most languages of the Indian subcontinent the sentence structure of Memoni generally follows subject object verb order 4 Especially in Pakistan Memoni language has adopted many Urdu words and phrases Even between different villages of Kathiawar variations have arisen Nouns EditMost nouns have a grammatical gender either masculine or feminine and often have singular and plural forms Vast majorities of nouns have been borrowed from Hindustani umbrella term for Urdu and Hindi and English vocabulary is extensively used Example Edit English Memoni Sindhi Kutchi Gujarati Hindi Urduvegetables bakalo m bhaji saag bhaji bhakalo Shaak bhaji sabzi f sabzianbed Palang m Palang m Khata f Khatlo Palang Khatlo chaarpaee Palang f mirror aariso m aarisa p Aaino aarsi f aaino m aariso aarisa m aaena m door dervazo m dervazaa p Kamaar room doors darwazo dar darvajo darwajo dervaza m dervazey p man marhu m marhu p maanhu maru manas purush admi m admion p boy chhokro m chokraa p chhokro m chokraa p chhokro choro chokra larka m larkey p girl chhokree f chokriyun p chhokree f chokryiun p chhokree chokri f chokriun larki f larkian p woman wife bairee f bairiyun p mayee f mayuun p bairi bairi patni wavh aurat f auratayn p bivi patnifood khaau Khado khanafan pankho Pakho pankho PankhaArticles and determiner Edit There is no equivalent for the definite article the and the indefinite article a is further inflected as masculine or feminine with its object Pronouns EditThe second person nominative pronoun you is expressed two different ways the polite form aaen cognate with avheen in standard Sindhi generally used for respected strangers the elderly parents and older relatives and the familiar form tu used among close friends and when addressing subordinates The accusative possessive and reflexive pronouns are often inflected for masculine and feminine and their gender must agree with their referents See also Urdu pronouns Example Edit English Memoni Sindhi Kutchi GujaratiI aaun aaun Maan aaun hunWe asaan asaan aseen paan asaan paan ameYou polite singular or plural aaen tawhan awha tawheen awheen aaen tameyyou informal or intimate tu tu tun tu tuIn most Indic languages regarding the third person such as he she it and they and the demonstrative pronouns this these that those the same pronouns are used They are divided into two categories one for a near object or person and the other for a far object or person Example 2 Edit English Memoni Sindhi Kutchi GujratiShe he it they this these near ee hee hee ehyo m hiye ehya f hee aaShe he it they that those far ou hoo hoo uhwo m hoowa uhwa f hoo pelaNo significant differences are made among the object possessive and reflexive pronouns In addition these pronouns are further inflected for masculine and feminine and must agree with the object noun pronouns adjective and adverbs Verbs EditVerbs are generally conjugated according to person number tense aspect mood and voice They may also agree with the person gender and or number of some of their other arguments including the object The verb generally appears at the end of the sentence Adjectives EditLike English the position of the adjectives nearly always appears immediately before the noun and they are modified and often inflected for masculine and feminine and must agree with the noun that follows The proposition generally comes after a noun or a verb Script EditIn the past when there have been some attempts to write the Memoni dialect using the Gujarati and later Urdu scripts with little success Some attempts have been made to write Memoni using the Latin script References Edit Wajihuddin Mohammed February 14 2014 Memon association to congregate today The Times of India Retrieved 2020 06 09 Memoni a new Language Born by Abdul Razzak Memon Books Mussarat Khalil Syed 25 May 2016 MWS honors inventor of Memon language alphabets Saudi Gazette Memoni Language ProjectExternal links EditReference Origin of Memoni Language a Memoni Language Project by Siddique Katiya Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Memoni language amp oldid 1130667069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
