Abstract
‘Balti’ is a local language spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan,the northern region/province of
Pakistan.lt is basically a branch of UTibbati language. Baltistan is consisting on six
beautiful vallies: Skardu valley, Shigar Valley. khaplu valley, kharmang valley, Rondu
valley and Goltary valley. “Balti” is the major language of this region. From the early
nineteenth century to the late twentieth century until the establishment of the FATA of
Pakistan, Urdu has been used in northern area of Pakistan as official, judicial and
academic language. As the other local languages and dialects of Pakistani provinces
have a strong and close relationship with Pakistani Urdu language. the same situation
can be seen in Balti language as well. It is necessary for the survival, development
and stability of the concept of national language/ Pakistani Urdu, and to find out its
roots in local languages and dialects, to research on the relevance between Pakistani
Urdu and local and provincial languages.This article briefly presents the phonetical,
typeface and semantical commonalities of Balti and Urdu language.
Jabir Husssain. (2015) Balti and Urdu Language: Phonetical, Typeface and Semantical Commonalities, DARYAFT, Volume 14, Issue 14.
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