The local dialects spoken by the people of Kumaon are terned as Kumaoni or Kumauni dialects. Various variations of Kumaoni can be seen at the different parts of Kumaon.
The following form of Kumaoni is adopted
from the region near Almora.
| English |
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What is your
name? |
| Kumaoni |
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Tumar naam ki
cha? |
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| English |
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My name is Kamal. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Meyar naam Kamal
chhoo. |
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| English |
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How are you? |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Tum kash cha? |
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| English |
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I am fine. |
| Kumaoni |
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Mee theek chhoo(n)? |
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| English |
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Where
do you live? |
| Kumaoni |
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Tum kaa(n) roo(n)chaa? |
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| English |
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I live in Pushp
Vihar opposite to Shiv Temple. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Mee pushp vihar
main shiv mandire pichhari roonu. |
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| English |
: |
In which class
do you read? |
| Kumaoni |
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Tum ko classum
padhchaa? |
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| English |
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I read in eleventh
class. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Mee egiarwee
class mee parnoo. |
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| English |
: |
What is the name
of your school? |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Tumer schoolak
naam key chhoo? |
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| English |
: |
The name of my
school is GIC Narayan Nagar. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Meyar school
naam GIC Narayan Nagar cha. |
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| English |
: |
How many brothers
and sister do you have? |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Tum kaduk bhai
banhi chha? |
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| English |
: |
I have a younger
brother and a elder sister. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Mear ek naan
bhai aur ek thul banhi chhoo. |
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| English |
: |
What are you
doing these days? |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Tum aabho keya
karan rachha? |
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| English |
: |
I am preparing
for Civil Services Exams. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Mee aaj kal civil
service examak taiari karnoon. |
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| English |
: |
What did your
father do? |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Tumer babu keya
kerani? |
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| English |
: |
My father is
serving Indian Army. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Meayr babu fauj
main naukari kareni. |
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| English |
: |
How is your grandfather
feeling now? |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Tumar bubu ab
kaas chhee? |
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| English |
: |
Where in Uttaranchal
are you from? |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Tum Uttaranchal
mein kaun rooncha? |
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| English |
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I am from Champawat
in Kumaon. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Mee kumaon main
champawatek rooni chhoo. |
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| English |
: |
Had you ever
been to Nainital? |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Tum kabhi Nainital
gachhaa? |
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| English |
: |
Yes, many times. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Hoi, bahaut baar. |
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| English |
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Where is your
village? |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Tumar goon ka(n)
chhoo? |
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| English |
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My village is
in Lohaghat. It is called Raushaal. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Mear goon Lohaghat
main choo. Jo ki Raushaal ak naamel jarhi. |
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| English |
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When did you
last visited your village? |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Tum aaper goon
kadhin bati nee geyaa? |
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| English |
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I visited last
year in October. |
| Kumaoni |
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Mee pichhari
saal october main jerau(n)chi. |
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| English |
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Do you have electricity
in your village? |
| Kumaoni |
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Tumer goon main
bijuli chhoo? |
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| English |
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No. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Na, humer goon
main bijuli naathi. |
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| English |
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How many cows
and goats do you have? |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Tumar pass keduk
gouru bakar chan? |
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| English |
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We have 2 cows
and 5 goats. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Hamer pass dwe
gouru aur panchh baakar chan. |
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| English |
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How was the wheat
crop last year? |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Pichhari saal
tumer geahon kheti kasi hanchhi? |
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| English |
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Not too good.
The standing crop was destroyed by the rain. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Eduk bhali nee
hayee. Thaadi fasal barshatel khatam hain pari. |
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| English |
: |
How was the rain
in previous season? |
| Kumaoni |
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Pichhari saal
main bersat kasi rainchh? |
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| English |
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It was more than
expected. |
| Kumaoni |
: |
Jaduk aasha chhee
u haber jyada hainch. |
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