Hijra Farsi
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| Hijra Farsi | |
|---|---|
| حَجْرُهُ فَارِسِىٌّ | |
| Native to | India, Pakistan |
| Native speakers | Unknown (2017) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None |
Hijra Farsi (Urdu: حَجْرُهُ فَارِسِىٌّ) is a secret language spoken by South-Asian hijra and koti communities. Hijras are a marginalized transgender community living in sequestered groups in many cities of India and Pakistan. The language, also known as Koti Farsi, is spoken by the hijra community throughout Pakistan and North India (except West Bengal). It is based on Hindustani and not Farsi, as suggested by the name.[2] The sentence structure is similar to Urdu with noticeable distinctions.[3] Hijra Farsi is mainly spoken by Muslim Hijras.
References
- ↑ Hindustani. Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (2005)Elsevier.
- ↑ Stanford Linguistics Colloquium. stanford.edu. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Sheeraz, Muhammad, and Ayaz Afsar. "Farsi: An Invisible But Loaded Weapon for the Emerging Hijraism in Pakistan." Kashmir Journal of Language Research 14, no. 2 (2011).
