2. The words Father and mother in
spoken language
• In literary language, the words for Father and mother
are падар модар. However, in spoken
language, depending on the area, various other
words are also used. For example. instead of
падар, the following are also used: дада, додо( in
the northern and some central dialect) and ота and
ата ( in southern dialect); similarly for модар:
бува, она and ая are used in the north and оча in
the south.
3. • To show their difference in age, brothers and
sisters are also use different words in their
spoken language. So , aко, and aкa are used
to refer to an older brother. Додар,уко and
ука for a younger brother, апа for an older
sister and хохар and in the northern dialect
ука for a younger sister.
4. Some terms
• Хола and Амак and are frequently used to
show respect when addressing strangers
5. some proverb about family
• - Духтар чи гуна- модар намуна
• Like mother, like daughter.
• Аз хеши дур хамсояи наздик бех .
• A close neighbor is better than a distant relative.
• Падар рози, модар рози-Худо рози
• If the father is satisfied and the mother is
satisfied then is God also satisfied.
