Badshah Munir Bukhari
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| Born | December 25, 1978 Chitral, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan |
| Pen name | Bashi |
| Occupation | linguist, teacher, writer |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Ethnicity | Bukhari |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | University of Peshawar |
| Subjects | linguistics, literature |
| Notable work(s) | Urdu, English, Khowar dictionary |
| Notable award(s) | Presidential Price for Linguistic Research |
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Badshah Munir Bukhari (Urdu: بادشاہ منیر بخاری; is a linguist from Northern Pakistan. A native of Chitral, he is an Professor in linguistics and a member of the Department of Urdu, University of Peshawar.[1]
The National Language Authority of Pakistan published his book on Urdu and Khowar. His Khowar-Urdu-English dictionary is one of the few sources available on the Khowar language. He is also the editor of Khayaban,[2] the research journal of the Department of Urdu, University of Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan. He is also a member of the world languages organization and the contributor and member of the International Phonetic Association since 2005.
In 2004, the Government of Pakistan awarded him a medal for his contribution in the field of linguistic research. His credentials as an Expert in Multilingualism are mentioned in the International Directory of Multilingualism, Union Latine Paris (2007).
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[edit] Work
His doctoral research on Aryan and non-Aryan theories of the Urdu language is the first ever scientific historical linguistics research on Urdu language so far. He designed alphabets for seven previously unwritten languages of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan.
He is a translator of Urdu, Pashto, Khowar and Dari. He has published on the following languages of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan:
- Askunu
- Dameli
- Dari
- Domaaki
- Gawar-Bati
- Kalash
- Kamkata-viri
- Kashmiri
- Khowar
- Kohistani
- Nangalami
- Nuristani
- Pashayi
- Palula
- Pashto
- Shina
- Shumashti
- Tregami
- Urdu
- Vasi-vari
- Waigali
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- How to learn another language
- Linguistics research methodology for the languages of Pakistan and Northern Afghanistan
- Languages of Pakistan
- Pashto Language Manual
- Learn Urdu in 45 days
- Learn Dari in 45 days
- Learn Pashto in 45 days
- Speaking Pakistani Pashto
- Today’s Grammar of Khowar
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He has contributed to a five-volume account of the roots of the language currently used in Pakistan. His contribution focuses on the similarities between Urdu and Khowar.[3]
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- ^ University of Peshawar, Dept of Urdu website. Accessed 23 December 2007.
- ^ http://thekhayaban.com (ISSN 1993-9302 Print 2072-3666 web)
- ^ Mushir Anwar Extension study on origin of Urdu Dawn Magazine, October 28, 2006. Accessed 23 December 2007.
