Friday, July 27, 2018

Another similarity: Sweetness in the behaviour: When a Kutchi met a Sindhi in Canada

Kutchi and Sindhi culture has another similarity and that is sweetness "mithas". Both culture has a special importance for the people and especially for the guests. We consider guest as almost equal to God.
I met a Sindhi person during my recent trip to Lake Louis,  Banff National Park in Canada. There was a family came to explore Banff from Saskatoon. I overheard them speaking in Kutchi or Sindhi. So, I approached them. I asked " are you Kutchi?" He said " no we are Sindhi". Then we started discussing several things about the Sindh and Kutch.
They were from the Larkano district of the Sindh province of Pakistan. The sweetness of the both cultures was evident during our conversation. Eventhough a different country, different religion but because of the Kutchi and Sindhi culture, it was a very sweet and warm discussion.
    

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Similarities in Sindhi language and Kutchi dialect

"Sindhi" language having Arabic script is similar to the "Kutchi" dialect spoken in the Kutch. The words and the way they are spoken are almost similar. The difference I could find is the pronunciation.
The words like "lolo" used for the Indian hand made bread "roti" is similar in both Sindhi and Kutchi. "otto" or "ottak" is another word used by both languages means the place were people sit and discuss. "bha" for brother
"gehu" for wheat
"palak" for spinach
"kadhi" a kind of curry
"nalo" means name
"pe" means father
"sua" means dill seeds
"wadero" means chief

likewise there are many words which are exactly similar in "Kutchi" and "Sindhi". The only difference is "Kutchi" doesn't have officially script yet unlike "Sindhi".