Sindhyat
Phonetic Roman Script ; Life line to the survival of Sindhi Language 1.11.2OO8
Refer to : www.chandiramani.com Sindhi section
How to read and write Sindhi in Phonetic Roman Script
Also click Classic Sindhi Music
BY GUL KARAMCHAND
Earlier, I had drawn attention to the work being done by Govind Chandiramani of Mumbai, India, on the development of Sindhi Roman Phonetic Script.
I am glad to report that with the aid of Kishor Lalwani and Poonam Malani, Chandiramani has made phenomenal progress with the result that Sindhi Phonetic Roman Script can now be said to have reached the stage of take-off.
This Script, as evolved, is simple and convenient, using English alphabet alongwith a few signs which are available on every key board.
But I would like you all to be the judge. So do kindly look at www.chandiramani.com sindhi section : How to read and write Sindhi in phonetic Roman Script .
It is hoped that those of you who are interested in the preservation of Sindhi language for the future, will communicate your comments and feed-back to Govind Chandiramani at < mrchandiramani@ yahoo.com >
Your comments, criticism and feed-back will assist him to fine-tune the Script.
Underneath , are given just a few glimpses of what appears in Chandiramani' s Press Release and the website at www.chandiramani.com
But please look at the entire presentation at the website and help out with your suggestions which you may send directly to < mrchandiramani@ yahoo.com >
A few glimpses of Chandiramani' s Press Release and the website at www.chandiramani. com
HOW TO READ AND WRITE SINDHI
IN PHONETIC ROMAN SCRIPT
See for full details www.chandiramani.com
Sindhi section
You can straightaway start reading Sindhi in phonetic roman script
For writing put these two charts before you, and you can make a start .
This is the first time that nearly 2OO pages on Sindhi in Phonetic Roman script have been put on the internet .This is a result of dedicated effort of two years.
A dictionary of English: Sindhi in phonetic roman script with around 1OOOO words of our colloquial language will be ready in six months.
We have already put entries under Alphabets A and B on the website to give you an idea of what work is being done.
Audio of all the 12 stories referred to at the website will be ready in two months.
A. Sindhi (section no. 18): Reading and writing Sindhi in phonetic Roman Script
We have three choices of script for writing Sindhi language
Arabic script ( In Pakistan ); Devnagiri script and Arabic script ( In India ) and roman script for all Sindhis elsewhere in the world .
THERE ARE NEARLY 5,OOO,OOO SINDHIS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND LESS AND LESS NUMBER OF SINDHIS ARE SPEAKING SINDHI
AND THEY ALL KNOW ROMAN SCRIPT.
SINDHI IN PHONETIC ROMAN SCRIPT IS, THEREFORE THE ONLY WAY TO STAY LINKED.
WHO IS GOING TO TEACH THEM ARABIC OR DEVNAGIRI SCRIPT?
IF WE DO NOT INTRODUCE PHONETIC ROMAN SCRIPT QUICKLY, THEY WILL LOSE THEIR LINK WITH THE LANGUAGE ALTOGETHER.
It is a sad thing that medium of education is no longer Sindhi in Sindh .
Correct me if I am wrong.
In India and elsewhere too Sindhis are losing touch with Sindhi.
Who will preserve our national heritage like Shah Jo risalo?
The script does not matter but the preservation of a world classic like this does.
Therefore we must all use phonetic system of colloquial Sindhi which will keep us connected wherever we are .We must all use simple colloquial Sindhi, which means we write what we speak.
How to read and write Sindhi in phonetic Sindhi script.
You can straightaway start reading.
As stated, For writing, keep 2 simple charts before you, study for barely 15 minutes and start writing. All the alphabets and signs are on the computer.
We are herewith presenting you 1O jokes written in English and translated into Sindhi in phonetic roman script to illustrate our view point .
JOKES IN ENGLISH AND SINDHI IN PHONETIC ROMAN SCRIPT.
Joke no. 1
One day an Arab came to Radio club and sat in a corner with a worried face.
Hika d*ee>hu hikr/o Arbu Radio club may> aayo ai> hika kunda may> achee ud/aas mooha> saa> vaythho .
One Sindhi saw him and asked ,’Why all this sorrow?
Hika Sindheea jee huna t/ay nazar payee ai> puchhiyaaee>s,’ Hayd*ee ud/aasee chho? ‘
The Arab replied,’ I am suffering from a rare disease and I need a particular type of blood which is available only in India .
Arba jawab d*ino,¢Moo>khay hika t/amaam ajeeb beemaaree aahay. Ai> moo>khay hiku khaas blood group khapay jayko rug/o Hindustaan may> hee milee saghay tho.
And he named the rare blood group.
Ai> hina inhay blood group jo naalo d*inusi.
The Sindhi jumped up and said, ¡Allah be praised. What luck .! That is my blood group . I will gladly give my blood to you.’
Asaa>jo Sindhi t/ipu d*ayee uthiyo ai> chayaaee>s ,’ Dhhar/eea jo rahim .Ihaa t/a moohi>jee blood group aahay. Maa> t/okhay khoosheea saa> pahi>jo rat/u d*ee>d/usi .’
The Arab was so pleased that on the next day , he presented a Mercedes car and Rs. 5OO, OOO to our Sindhi .
Arbu ahir/o t/a khush thiyo jo b/iay d/ee>hu asaa>jay Sindheea khay hikr/ee Mercedez car and 5OO.OOO rupiyaa d*inaa>ee>s.
Afterwards they went together to the hospital.
Unhay kha> poi hoo b/aee gad*jee ispat/aal viya .
The Doctors complimented the two on successful transfusion of blood.
Doctoran b/inhee khay binaa kahi> t/akleefa jay blood transfusion t/ay vaadhaayoo> d*inyoo>.
After one year , the same Arab returned to India and contacted our Sindhi friend .
Saala khaa> poi hoo Arabu varee Hind/ustaan vaapas aayo ai> asaa>jay Sindheea khay contact kayaaee>.
But this time the Arab gave nothing to the Indian
Para hina d/afay Arba assaa>jay Si>dheea khay kuchh kona d*ino .
The Sindhi was perplexed and said to the Arab,¢ Why brother ! You are angry with me !.You are offering me absolutely nothing this time.
Assaa>jo Si>dhee bilkul mu>jhee viyo ai> Araba khaa> puchhiyaaee>,¢Moohi>jaa bhaau ! T/avhee> moo> saa> naaraaz aahiyo chha ?Hina
d/afay t/a t/avhee> moo>khay kuchh bi natha d/iyo?’
The Arab smiled and said ¡No brother . I cannot be angry with you. But please remember. I have now your blood in my veins.
Araba muskiraayo ai> chayaaee> ,¢Maa> t/a t/avhaa> saa> naaraaz thee natho saghaa> .Para g/aalh khay samjho . Moo> may> haar>ay t/avhaa>jo rat/u aahay!
End of the joke
Under www.chandiramani.com
You have ten sections to choose from .
1. For Children " Folk Tales :Panchatantra 58 stories with morals and Tales of Hitopadesha : 29 stories with pictures and morals
2 .For Adults ; 7 short stories plus 1O jokes
3. Listen to Dictionary of Indian Music having Bhajans ,Ghazals,Classical vocal ,Thumris , Instruments and drums .
Singers : Classical section : Pandit Krishnarao Chonkar and Shruti Sadolikar
Light music section " Kavita Krishnamurti ,Usha Amonkar and Shruti Sadolikar
Instruments played by : Arjan Shejwal, (Pakhawaj) Sridhar Padhye(Tabla) ,Pt. Vinayak Vohra (Dilruba and Tarshehnai), Pandit A.Kunte , (Sarangi )Chandrashekhar Naringrekar (Sitar ) and Anna Joshi ( Side rhythms )
Light Music Composed by : Chandiramani and Bulo.C.Rani (with 85 pictures to his credit .)
4 Drums of India : 16 drums with photos and descriptions . Can anyone organize a festival of drums ?
5 . Guided tour to Indonesia including Bali .
6 , Photos of 35 Ganesha Statues in Indonesia and Bali
7 Listen to .Classic sindhi Music :Singers Kamla Jhangiani, Kavita . Krishnamurti, Ghanshyam Vaswani,Mahesh Chandar , Madhu Shehri and Bulo.C.Rani ,
Music composed by : Chandiramani and Bulo.C.Rani
Bulo.C.Rani : our greatest music director has largely been forgotten .
Open www.bulo.c.rani on google, click down melody lane and listen to his Music after down loading .
He pioneed Qawalis starting with Humay to loot liya husun walon ne ,and his one Bhajan Compostion : in Jogan starting Dilip Kumar and Nargis : Jogi Mat jaa , mat jaa sung by Geeta Dutt stays as fresh as ever .
You can also listen to his compositions under Sindhi section : Music section: in www.chandiramani. com
8. Sindhi Sayings : Sayings of wisdom based on experiences of life
9. How to read and write Sindhi in Phonetic Roman Script .The two charts can help you to write any language or dialect in Phonetic Roman Script .
Please do visit www.chandiramani.com for all this and more. .Your comments and feedback to mrchandiramani@ yahoo.com will be highly appreciated.
1O. Dictionary of English : Colloquial Sindhi in Phonetic Roman Script . I have only inserted A and B .In 6 months time , the dictionary should be complete .
Govind Chandiramani