# Wanetsi

Waṇetsi (Waneci: وڼېڅي), commonly called Tarīno (Waneci: ترينو), and sometimes Tsalgari (Waneci: څلګري), is a distinct variety of Pashto and is considered by some to be a different language. In some cases, Wanetsi shares similarities with the Pamir language of Munji, being a sort of bridge between the former and Pashto. It is perhaps a representation of a more archaic, or very early, form of Pashto.
It is spoken by the Tareen in Balochistan, Pakistan, primarily in Harnai (هرنای) (Harnai District) and Chawter (چوتېر) area in Sanjawi, Northern Balochistan, Pakistan. The language is at risk due to lack of attention and not liking it as a language by foreigners.

## History

Professor Prods Oktor Skjærvø states:
   "The Pashto area split into two dialect groups at a pre-literary period, represented today on the one hand by all the dialects of modern Pashto and on the other by Waṇeci and by archaic remains in other Southeast dialects"
According to Encyclopædia Iranica Waṇetsi branched off from the other Pashto dialects in the Middle Iranian stage:
   Some of Waṇetsi's particularities (e.g. šwī “twenty,” mōš “we,” [a]γa “of;” the pres. endings; retention of rž; loss of -t-) prove that it must have split off from Paṣ̌to at an early Middle Iranic stage, considerably before the constitution of a standard Paṣ̌to. They can scarcely have developed after the arrival of the Waṇetsi speakers in their present home, which is in no way topographically cut off from the rest of Paṣ̌to territory. These speakers must rather represent the forerunners of the main Paṣ̌tūn movement towards the east, but when and where they split off is at present impossible to say.

### Research

The first known linguistic research was conducted in 1929 by Georg Morgenstierne on Waṇetsi. Since then linguists like Josef Elfenbein have worked and researched on this archaic Pashto dialect. In his book, Syed Khair Muhammad Arif, "Tarin aw Tarīno" has also included a small dictionary of Waṇetsi. ٙBut much work remains to be done on understanding Waṇetsi.

### Poetry

The Waṇetsi Poet Nizamuddin Nizami Tarin, a Spin Tarin from Chawter, has also compiled poetry in the language. An excerpt from his poem in Waṇetsi:

#### Music

The singer Khayam Tareen (خيام ترين) has also sung songs in Waṇetsi.

## Phonology
### Consonants

| | | Labial | Denti- alveolar | Alveolar | Retroflex | Post- alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular/ Glottal |
| Nasal | Nasal | m | | n | ɳ | | | ŋ | |
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t̪ | | ʈ | | | k | |
| Plosive | voiced | b | d̪ | | ɖ | | | ɡ | |
| Affricate | voiceless | | | t͡s | | t͡ʃ | | | |
| Affricate | voiced | | | d͡z | | d͡ʒ | | | |
| Flap | Flap | | | | ɽ | | | | |
| Fricative | voiceless | | | s | | ʃ | | x | h |
| Fricative | voiced | | | z | | ʒ | | ɣ | |
| Approximant | Approximant | | | l | | | j | w | |
| Rhotic | Rhotic | | | r | | | | | |
* Waṇetsi has [ʃ] and [ʒ] for Pashto ښ and ږ, respectively.
* څ does not merge with [s] but can be pronounced as [t͡s] and ځ does not merge with [z] but can be pronounced as [d͡z].
* [h] is dropable in Waṇetsi e.g. هغه becomes اغه

### Vowels

| | Front | Central | Back |
| Close | i | | u |
| Mid | e | ə | o |
| Open | a | | ɑ |
* Josef Elfenbein states: "ī and ū are not phonemically distinct from i and u respectively, and are pronounced [i] and [u] respectively when unstressed (and not [ɪ] and [ʊ] as in Kākaṛī), and [iː] and [uː] when stressed."
* There is a marked spontaneous tendency to palatalize "ī" as "yī" and "ē" as "yē"; and to labialize "ū" as "wū" and "ō" as "wo". Initial delabialization is common in "wū" as "ū" and "wō" as "ō".
* The stressed short "á" is often lengthened, and an unstressed long "ā" shortened.
* The standard weakening of final vowels in Waṇetsi makes the masculine-feminine gender distinction much less audible: [ə] and [a] are not phonemically distinct when unstressed in any position. But stressed final ә́ is kept apart from stressed á as in general Pashto.

#### Nasalisation

Waṇetsi also has vowel nasalisation which is transcribed as / ̃/ or ں in the Pashto alphabet.

### Stress
#### Verbs

Like Pashto, verbs have final stress in the imperfective aspect and initial stress in the perfective aspect.
| Imperfective (mostly Final Stress) | Meaning | Perfective (Initial Stress) | Meaning |
| چينستي čīnastī́ | I was sitting | چينستي čī́nastī | I sat down |
Examples:
Examples :
| | Waṇetsi | Southeastern Pashto | Translation |
| Impefective (čīnastī́) | زې چينستي خو اغه راغيا | زه کښېناستم خو هغه راغله | I was sitting [or about to sit] that she came |
| Impefective (čīnastī́) | ze čīnastī́ xo áğa rā́ğyā | zə kšenāstə́m xo hağá rā́ğla | I was sitting [or about to sit] that she came |
| Perfective (čī́nastī) | زې چينستي | زه کښېناستم | I sat |
| Perfective (čī́nastī) | ze čī́nasti | zə kšénāstəm | I sat |

#### Words

Stress can also change the meaning of words, as in Pashto.
Example:
| Word | IPA: following general stress pattern [penultimate syllable] | Meaning 1 | IPA: following exception stress pattern | Meaning 2 |
| جوړه | /ˈd͡ʒoː.ɽa/ | well/healthy [feminine]; agreement/peace | /d͡ʒoː.ˈɽa/ | a pair |
| Transliteration | jṓṛa | well/healthy [feminine]; agreement/peace | jōṛá | a pair |

## Subdialects

Tarīno is subdivided into the Harnāi variety and the Chawter variety.

## Grammatical comparison with general Pashto
### Adpositions
#### Possessive

The possessive postposition غه is used instead of د
| Waṇetsi | General Pashto | Translation |
| غه ğa (postposition) | د dә (preposition) | of |
Example:
| | Waṇetsi | Southeastern | Meaning |
| Sentence | اندي وګړي چي موش پيار غه څټ لېژدي وي | په دې کلي کې زموږ د پلار ډېر غويان وو | In this village our father had many bulls. |
| Sentence | indī́ wagaṛī́ čī moš pyār ğa tsaṭ leždī́ wī | pə de kə́li ke zmuž də plār ḍer ğwayā́n wu | In this village our father had many bulls. |

### Idiomatic Expression

Tareeno also varies from Pashto in idiomatic expression.
Example:
نهير /nahī́r/ “thought” - used with the verb to hit
| Tareeno | Southeastern Pashto | Meaning |
| ته دا نهير وله | ته داسې سوچ وکړه | Think like this |
| tə dā nahīr wū́la | ته داسې سوچ وکړه | Think like this |
| you this thought hit [imperative] | you like-this thought do [imperative] | Think like this |

### Verbal Suffixes
#### First Person Suffix

The first person verbal suffixes also change:
| Waṇetsi | Pashto | Translation | Change noted |
| زې کي ze ki | زه کوم zә kawә́m | I do | م ← ي i ←әm |
| زې وايي ze wāyi | زه وايم zә wāyә́m | I say | م ← ي i ←әm |

#### Second Person Suffix

Some verbal suffixes like the feminine third person suffix [ه and ې] are the same:
| Waṇetsi | Pashto | Translation |
| وياړه wyā́ṛa | لاړه lā́ṛa | She went |
| She went ||
| وياړې wyā́re | لاړې lā́re | They [females] went |
| They [females] went ||

#### Third Person Suffix
##### Past Suffix

Like standard Pashto the third person suffix for verbs with the root وتل the third person past suffix is different for the singular and plural.
| Waṇetsi | Meaning | Standard |
| دغه سړا وته چووت dága saṛá watə čə́wot | that man entered it | دغه سړی ور ته ننووت dága saṛáy war tə nə́nawot |
| دغه سړي وته چواته dága saṛí watə čə́wātə | those men entered it | دغه سړی ور ته ننواته dága saṛí war tə nə́nātə |

## Comparison with general Pashto
### Poetry

The following is provided by Zamir Gulbahar (ظمير ګلبهار), a Tareeno poet from Harnai:

### Lexical Comparison

The following list has been provided by the Waṇetsi poet Nizamuddin Nizami
| Waṇetsi Pashto | Waṇetsi Pashto | Southeastern Pashto | Meaning |
| تره ژمي | taražmī́ | ترژومۍ | the time of the evening where the darkness has not been fully come; the night where the moon is hidden |
| غوبله | ğūblə́ | قبله | Kiblah |
| لهه | láha | شېله | a watercourse in which rain water flows and ultimately joins a river |
| لهړ | laháṛ | مانده | weak; tired |
| ژله | žə́la | ږغل | sludge, gravel |
| کولي | kūlí | کوډل | shack |
| پرڅله | partsála | برنډه | veranda |
| ګوګ | gōg | روشندان | roshandan; combined skylight and ventilating window. |
| ارغولا | arğōlá | لنګر | kitchen |
| غوله | ğṓla | صحن | patio |
| اربوی | orbṓy | هوېلي | haveli |
| درګه | dárga | دروازه/وړ | door |
| لېښت | lešt | لښته | stick |
| کاوي | kā́wi | لوښي | dishes |
| غاب | ğāb | ټولګي | plate |
| منګوټا | mangōṭá | کټو | cooking pot |
| چمچره | čimčarə́ | کشهغه | spoon |
| کړېڅي | kṛetsí | د لرګي چمچي | a wooden spon |
| شپې تنا | špe tə̃ná | د شپې ځای | the place for the night |
| رېبون | rebún | قميص | shirt |
| بخڅه | buxtsə́ | بوتوه | purse |
| لاس وينځونه | lās winzū́na | واشبېسن, سلمچي | washbasin |
| ګوډي | guḍī́ | غړک | the handle for the press used to make buttermilk |
| بدني | badnī́ | لوټه | a small jug/bucket |
| دنګ | dang | بوتل | bottle |
| مېژوا | mežwá | مېژوی | peg; tethering post; tied on a horse |
| خولبزه | xōlbáza | سرپوښ | lid, dish cover |
| لېڅکي | letskí | پرړه | rope |
| تبخا | tabxá | ټګونه | a flat pan |
| منګا | mangá | منګی | earthenware waterpot |
| رنګلون | ranglū́n | د رنګ لوټه | a container for colour |
| وړکې | waṛáke | وړۍ | wool |
| پوړدګ | pōrdág | پرتوګ | pant |
| پاخلې | pā́xle | پایڅې | the openings of a pant near the ankle; cuffs/hems |
| پټکا | paṭká | پټکی | turban |
| ییر | yayə́r | راشن | ration |
| غوړنه | ğwaṛə́na | کتنپلاوی | overseer/oversight |
| توڼه | tū́ṇa | بازار | market |

### Sentence Comparison
#### Sample 1

The following examples have been provided by Nizamuddin Nizami
Sample 1 :
| Sentence No. [for corresponding audio] | Waṇetsi | General [Southeastern Pashto accent] | Translation |
| 1 | خور کور مې اغه توني ته نزدې ده | د خور کور مې هغې ځای ته نژدې دی | My sister's house is near to that place |
| 1 | xūr kōr me áğa tūni tə nizdé da | də xor kor me háğe dzāy tə niždé day | My sister's house is near to that place |
| 2 | زې اوبه غوزي | زه اوبه څښم | I am drinking water |
| 2 | ze obə́ ğozí | zə obə́ čšə́m | I am drinking water |
| 3 | موش څه غندم وکورو بیار بې وته درمو | موږ چې غنم وکرو نو بيا به ورځو | Once we plant the wheat, then we will go [to them] |
| 3 | moš tsə ğandə́m wə́ kōru byār be watə dramū́ | muž če ğanə́m wə́ karu no byā ba war dzú | Once we plant the wheat, then we will go [to them] |
| 4 | ته غره یې کوز سه بیار به دې وسره خبرې وکي | ته د غرۀ نه راکوشه نو بيا به در سره خبررې وکړم | You come down from the mountain, then i will talk to you |
| 4 | tə ğrə ye kū́z sa byār bə de wasará xabə́re wə́ kī | tə də ğrə na rā́kuša no byā bə dar sará xabə́re wə́ kṛam | You come down from the mountain, then i will talk to you |
| 5 | آ چوره دې لونډه خوره | هغه نجلۍ ډوډۍ خوري | That girl over there is eating food |
| 5 | ā čwára de lū́nḍa xwrə́ | háğa njalə́i ḍoḍə́i xwri | That girl over there is eating food |
| 6 | ما لوشي واخسته | ما جامې واغستې | I wore clothes |
| 6 | mā lōší wā́xstə | mā jāmé wāğaste | I wore clothes |
| 7 | ته بي ښار ته ویاړې | ته بل ښار ته لاړې | You went to anothercity |
| 7 | tə bi šār tə wyā́ṛe | tə bəl šār tə lā́ṛe | You went to anothercity |
| 8 | زمي چي دلته واوره ورېده | ژمي کې دلته واوره ورېده | In winter it was snowing here |
| 8 | zə́mi či də́lta wā́wra waredá | žə́mi ke də́lta wā́wra waredá | In winter it was snowing here |
| 9 | مور یې مچنې ډلي | مور يې مېچنې ګرځولې | His/her/there mother was working the hand-mills |
| 9 | mor ye mečə́ne ḍalī́ | mor ye mečə́ne gardzawlé | His/her/there mother was working the hand-mills |
| 10 | ما واده چي لبه که | زه ګډېدم په وادۀ کې | I was dancing in the wedding |
| 10 | mā wādə́ či lába ká | zə gaḍedə́m pə wādə́ ke | I was dancing in the wedding |
| 11 | ته بډا سوې | ته بوډه شوې | You have become old |
| 11 | tə buḍā́ swe | tə budá šwe | You have become old |
| 12 | اغه ښځې اندي توني يه اورته ویاړه | هغه ښځه دې ځاي نه هلته لاړه | That woman went from this place to therere |
| 12 | áğa šə́dze indī́ tūní ya ortá wyā́ṛa | háğa šə́dza de dzáyi na hálta lā́ṛa | That woman went from this place to therere |

#### Sample 2

The following examples have been provided by Nizamuddin Nizami
Sample 2 :
| Sentence No. [fore corresponding audio] | Waṇetsi | General [Southeastern Pashto accent] | Translation |
| 1 | کاډي وچلوه | ګاډی وچلوه | Drive the car |
| 1 | gā́di wə́ čalawa | gā́day wə́ čalawa | Drive the car |
| 2 | ته اورته مه درمه | ته هاغې خوا ته مه ځه | Don't go to that side [over there] |
| 2 | tə ortá mə́ dramá | tə háğe x̌wā tə mə́ dza | Don't go to that side [over there] |
| 3 | اور بلو ده که مړ | اور بل دی که مړ | Is the fire alight/burning or extinguished |
| 3 | awə́r baláw da kə maṛ | or bal day kə maṛ | Is the fire alight/burning or extinguished |
| 4 | اغه خلک دې ارغولي اوره مندې کاوي چینه وین | هغوی خلک د نغري په اور لوښي اېږدي | Those people keep dishware on hearth's fire |
| 4 | áğa xalák de arğōlí awrə́ məndé kā́wi čīna wī́n | hağúi xalák də nağarí pə or lóši iždí | Those people keep dishware on hearth's fire |
| 5 | درګه بند نه وي نو دغه سړا وته چوت | ور بند نه و نو دغه سړی پې ور ننوت | The door was not closed so the man entered [through it] |
| 5 | dárga band nə́ wi no dáğa saṛá watə čəwṓt | war band nə wə no dáğa saṛáy pe war nənawát | The door was not closed so the man entered [through it] |
| 6 | اس پرېووت | اس پرېووت | The horse feel |
| 6 | as préwōt | as préwot | The horse feel |
| 7 | څوړي لا وړې دي او نهړې دي داګایه دې نه سین الوتا | مرغۍ لا وړې او کمزورې دي ځکه نه شي اوتلې | The birds are yet small and weak they cannot fly |
| 7 | tsū́ṛi lā waṛé di aw nahṛé di dāgā́ya de nə́ sīn alwatā | marğə́i lā waṛé aw kamzóre di dzə́ka nə ši alwatə́le | The birds are yet small and weak they cannot fly |
| 8 | ونه دې پرې که ده | ونه دې پرې کړې ده | Have you cut the tree / You have cut the tree |
| 8 | wə́na de pré ka da | wə́na de pré kaṛe da | Have you cut the tree / You have cut the tree |
| 9 | اغه مځکې یه غندم ورېبه | هغې ځمکې نه غنم ورېبه | Reap wheat from that land |
| 9 | ága mdzə́ke ya ğandə́m wə́ reba | háğe dzmə́ke na ğanə́m wə́ reba | Reap wheat from that land |
| 10 | څه ووړه تېر سه نو بې اسپې تا مندې خرڅې کي | اوړي تېر شي نو اسپې به در باندې خرڅوم | Let the summer pass then I will sell the horse on you |
| 10 | tsə wōṛá ter sa no be áspe tā mənde xartse kí | óri ter ši no áspe bə dar bā́nde xartsawə́m | Let the summer pass then I will sell the horse on you |
| 11 | تا کور کم وګړي چي ده | ستا کور کوم کلي کې دی | In which village is your house |
| 11 | tā kor kam wagaṛī́ či da | stā kor kom kə́li ke day | In which village is your house |
| 12 | دا چوره څو کالو غه ده | دا نجلۍ د څو کالو ده | How old is this girl |
| 12 | dā čwára tso kā́lo ğa da | dā njlə́i də tso kā́lo da | How old is this girl |

#### Sample 3

The following examples have been provided by Nizamuddin Nizami
| Sentence No. [fore corresponding audio] | Waṇetsi | General [Southeastern Pashto accent] | Translation |
| 1 | ته چرې یې | ته چېرته يې | Where are you |
| 1 | tə čáre ye | tə čérta ye | Where are you |
| 2 | دغه خوا یه راغا | دغې خوا نه راغی | He came from that direction |
| 2 | dága xwā ya rā́ğā | dáğe xwā na rā́ğay | He came from that direction |
| 3 | که تاس ویو او موش ویو نو بې هېڅ نه سین | که تاسو يئ او موږ يو نو هيڅ به نه کېږي | If you are there and we are there nothing will happen |
| 3 | kə tās wyō aw moš wyū no be hets nə sī́n | kə tā́so yəi aw muž yu no hits bə nə kéži | If you are there and we are there nothing will happen |
| 4 | میر ما مخ ته ده | لمر زما مخې ته دی | The sun is to my front |
| 4 | mīr mā məx tə da | lmar zmā mə́xe tə day | The sun is to my front |
| 5 | اغه چوره څه لویه سین نو اله بې وته واک سپاري | هغه هلک چې لوی شي نو هله به ورته دا واک سپارم | When that boy grows up then I will entrust with this authority |
| 5 | áğa čorá tsə lōyá sīn no ála be watə wāk spāri | háğa halə́k če loy ši no hála bə war tə dā wāk spārə́m | When that boy grows up then I will entrust with this authority |
| 6 | دا دریاب چي پارند بېړي ډبه سوه | په دې سيند کې پرون بېړۍ ډوبه شوه | In this river, yesterday a ship sank |
| 6 | dā daryā́b či pārə́nd beṛi ḍə́ba swa | pə de sind ke parún beṛə́i ḍúba šwa | In this river, yesterday a ship sank |
| 7 | سېبه درختو چي پیخه سو | مڼې په ونو کې پخې شوې | The apples ripened in the trees |
| 7 | sebə́ dəraxtó či pīxə́ su | maṇé pə wə́no ke paxé šwe | The apples ripened in the trees |
| 8 | سېبه دې درختو چي پیخه سین | مڼې په ونې کې پخېږي | The apples are ripening in the trees |
| 8 | sebə́ de dəraxtó či pīxə sī́n | maṇé pə wə́ne ke paxéži | The apples are ripening in the trees |
| 9 | زې لا اورته نه یي ید څه ویاړسي تا ته بې اوایي | زه لا هلته نه يم تللی چې لاړشم تا ته به وويم | I have not gone there yet when I go I will tell you |
| 9 | ze lā ortá nə yi yad tsə wyāṛsī́ tā tə be uwayī́ | za lā hálta nə yam tlə́lay če lā́ṛšam tā tə bə wə́ wayəm | I have not gone there yet when I go I will tell you |
| 10 | سترګې ېې شنې دي | سترګې ېې شنې دي | His/her eyes are green |
| 10 | stə́rge ye šne dī | stə́rge ye šne di | His/her eyes are green |
| 11 | تر یه دوه درې څلورو پورې دې خالي ویا سي | تر يو دوه درې څلور پورې تش ویلی شم | I cam only say till one two three |
| 11 | tər yə duə dre tsalór póre de xālí wayā́ si | tər yaw dwa dre tsalór póre taš wayə́lay šam | I cam only say till one two three |
| 12 | دا کپړه سره او کربي ده | دا کپړه سره او ښکلې ده | This cloth is red and beautiful |
| 12 | dā kapṛá sra aw kə́rbī da | dā kapṛá sra aw škʊ́le da | This cloth is red and beautiful |

#### Sample 4

The following examples have been provided by Nizamuddin Nizami
| Sentence No. [fore corresponding audio] | Waṇetsi | General [Southeastern Pashto accent] | Translation |
| 1 | میر دې دو ګوتو پورې نس پټ | لمر په دوو ګوتو نه پټېږي | The sun does not hide by two fingers [a matal] |
| 1 | mīr de dwū/dū gwə́to pṓre nə́s paṭ | lmar dwo gwə́to nə́ paṭéži | The sun does not hide by two fingers [a matal] |
| 2 | سونډې مندې مېچ مه انه (مانه) | په پوزې مچ مه پرېږده | Don't let a fly on your nose [a matal] |
| 2 | sū́nḍe mə́nde meč mə́ ana [mā́na] | pə póza məč mə́ prežda | Don't let a fly on your nose [a matal] |
| 3 | غوا یې ولوېسیا بیار یې پرې وښه اوخواړ | غوا يې ولوشله او بيا يې پرې واښه وخوړل | He/she milked the cow and then he/she made it eat hay/herbage |
| 3 | ğwā ye wə́ lwesyā byār ye pre wašə́ ō-xwāṛ | ğwā ye wə́ lwəšəla aw byā ye pre wāšə́ wə́ xwaṛəl | He/she milked the cow and then he/she made it eat hay/herbage |
| 4 | آ اورې چرګانو هویې واچې | هاغو لرې خوا ته چرګانو هګۍ واچولې | The sun is to my front |
| 4 | ā ōre čərgā́no hóye wā́če | hā́ğo lə́re xwā tə čərgā́no hagə́i wā́čawəle | The sun is to my front |
| 5 | ته ځنې څو جګ یې | ته ترې څونه دنګ يې | From him/her how tall are you |
| 5 | tə dzə́ne tso jəg ye | tə tre tsóna dəng ye | From him/her how tall are you |
| 6 | دومبې سوچه مه وله | دومره سوچونه مه کوه | Don't think so much |
| 6 | dṓmbe sočə́ mə́ wula | dū́mra sočū́na mə́ kawa | Don't think so much |
| 7 | ګامېښې دې ورسو چي غړېږین | مېښې دې ورشو کښې څرېدې | [Your] buffalos [feminine] were grazing in the pasture |
| 7 | gāméše de warsṓ cī gaṛežī́n | méše de waršó kše tsaredé | [Your] buffalos [feminine] were grazing in the pasture |
| 8 | څپلي / چپړکې شپوکې که نا | څپلۍ/چپړې اغوندې که نه also څپلۍ / چپړې په پښو کوې که نه | Are you wearing the slipper or no |
| 8 | tsaplī́ / čapṛáke špoké kə nā | tsaplə́i / čapáṛa ağundé kə nə also tsaplə́i / čapáṛa pə pšo kawé kə nə | Are you wearing the slipper or no |
| 9 | اغې رېبون ونغاړي | هغې کميس ونغښتۀ | She folded the shirt |
| 9 | áğe rebū́n wə́ nğāṛī | hağé kamís wə́ nğaštə | She folded the shirt |
| 10 | رېبنان ونغاړه | کميسونه ونغاړه | Fold the shirts |
| 10 | rebnā́n wə́ nğāṛa | kamísū́na wə́ nğāṛa | Fold the shirts |
| 11 | ترژه ده او کهل مي ده | تږی دی او ستړی هم دی | He is thirsty and also tired |
| 11 | tə́rža da aw kahál mī da | tə́žay day aw stə́ṛay ham day | He is thirsty and also tired |
| 12 | تا حق خالي خپل کار لا کړنګ ته ده کله مي کار مېوې ته نه | ستا حق تش خپل کار يا کړنې ته دی کله هم د کار مېوې ته نه | Your right is only to your own work or action never-ever to the fruit of action |
| 12 | tā hak xālī́ xpəl kār lā kṛang tə da kə́la mī kār mewé tə nə | stā hak taš xpəl kār yā kṛə́ne tə day kə́la ham də kār mewé tə nə | Your right is only to your own work or action never-ever to the fruit of action |

## Grammar
### Nouns - Morphology
#### Class 1

* Masculine Animate: mə́ser - elder (In general Pashto: mə́sər
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | mə́ser | məserā́n |
| Oblique | məserə́ | mə́serā́no |
* Masculine Animate: lewә́- wolf
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | lewә́ | lewā́n |
| Oblique | lewә́ | lewā́no |
* Masculine Animate: xar- donkey
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | xar | xrā́n |
| Oblique | xrə́ | xro |
* Masculine Animate: pšə́ - tom-cat (in general Pashto: piš)
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | pša | pšyā́n |
| Oblique | pšə́ | pšyā́nū |
* Masculine Inanimate: dārū́ - medicine
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | dārū́ | dārūwā́n |
| Oblique | dārūwē | dārūwo |
* Masculine Inanimate: kor - house
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | kor | korū́na |
| Oblique | korə́ | korū́no |
* Feminine Animate: pšī - cat (in general Pashto: piśó)
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | pšī | pšyā́ne |
| Oblique | pše | pšyā́no |
* Feminine Inanimate: lyār - way (in general Pashto: lār)
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | lyār | lyā́re |
| Oblique | lyā́re | lyā́ro |
* Feminine Inanimate: xwā́šī - mother-in-law
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | xwā́šī | xwā́šī |
| Oblique | xwā́šī | xwāšó |
* Feminine Inanimate: čaṛə́ - mother-in-law
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | čaṛə́ | čaṛī́ |
| Oblique | čaṛī́ | čaṛó |
* Feminine Inanimate: lergā́ - stick
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | lergā́ | lergī́ |
| Oblique | lergī́ | lergó |

#### Class 2

* Masculine Animate: yirźá - bear (in general Pashto: يږ [yәẓ̌, yәg, yәź])
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | yirźá | yirźiān |
| Oblique | yirźí | yirźío |
* Masculine Animate: spa -dog (in general Pashto: spáy)
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | spá | spiā́n |
| Oblique | spī́ | spiā́no |
* Masculine Inanimate: wagaṛá -village (in general Pashto: kə́lay)
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | wagṛá | wagaṛyā́n |
| Oblique | wagaṛí | wagaṛyó |
* Feminine Animate: spī - female-dog (in general Pashto spə́i)
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | spī | spī |
| Oblique | spī | spīu |

#### Class 3

* Masculine Inanimate: špaźmi -moon (in general Pashto spoẓ̌mə́i, a feminine noun)
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | شپږمي špaźmī́ | špaźmí |
| Oblique | شپږمي špaźmī́ | špaźmyó |
* Feminine Inanimate: méle -celebration (in general Pashto melá)
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | méle | méle |
| Oblique | méle | melyú |

#### Class 4

* Masculine Animate: spor- horseman
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | spor | spārə́ |
| Oblique | spārə́ | spāró |
* Masculine Inanimate: rebún - shirt
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | rebún | rebnā́n |
| Oblique | rebnānə́ | rebnā́no |

#### Class 5

* Masculine Animate: ğal
Waṇetsi :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Direct | ğal | ğlúnə |
| Oblique | ğlə | ğlunó |

### Agglutinative Formation

The (e)ya case is agglutinative.
| Waṇetsi | General Pashto | Translation |
| šā ya | də/lə šā nə | from the back |
| tsā́h ya | lə tsā́h nə | from the well |
| tsā ya | lə cā nə | from whom |
| xalxó ya | lə xalkó nə | from the people |

### Demonstratives

In Waṇetsi اغه [aɣa] functions for both Pashto دغه (this) and هغه (that).
| | Singular | Singular | Plural |
| | Masc. | Fem. | Plural |
| Direct | áğa | áğa áğә | áğa áğe |
| Oblique | áğә | áğe | áğo áğu |

### Verb Infinitive

Where as General Pashto employs the ل [ә́l] to the past stem to make it infinitive, Waṇetsi employs نګ [ang] to the past stem to make it infinitive.
| Waṇetsi | General Pashto | Translation |
| xwaṛang | xwaṛә́l | to eat |
| lambedang | lambedә́l | to bathe |
| wezang | waźә́l | to kill |
| wayang | wayә́l | to say |
| kṛang | kawә́l | to do |
| cinostang | kṣ̌enāstә́l | to sit |