Linguistic Evaluation of Sami's Diction and Dialect
Abstract
`Sami' is considered as one of key figures in the Sindhi literary
Troika (Tri-Moorti) termed as "Shah, Sachal, Sami". Sami - the
unsung hero of Sindh - was son of an affluent entrepreneur of
Shikarpur. Shikarpur was, then, one of the trade hubs for the
markets as far as Central Asia. Sami left his social and luxurious
lifestyle and joined the company of Sadhoos (Saints).
This research paper focuses upon the diction and the dialect of
Sami. His poetic diction and dialect are unique and influenced by
two factors: the Hindu linguistic culture and tradition in context of
Shikarpur, and Shikarpuri accent or dialect of Sindhi language.
The research paper looks at the motivation behind Sami's
viewpoint as a mystic promoter whose perspective for the life and
world is a delightful implication of humanity notwithstanding the
differences. He has articulated Vedantic ideology in his poetry,
which has numerous commonalities with Sufism and other
ideologies including Islam. He created Siloks (same as Shlokas of
Sanskrit genre) similar to the Sindhi Doheera format.
This paper highlights the contributors telling upon Sami’s diction
and the way that he adopted in his poetry. He was a Hindu by
religion, and Hindus have their own linguistic heritage and
distinctiveness in their daily spoken language. It is common in
across Sindh. Another factor, that influenced Saami's diction, is
being Shikarpuri. Hence, the resultant dialectic versatility of
Shikarpuri accent is vividly visible in Sami's poetry. Sami is well
known for generously accepting all sorts of appeals including
religious influences and geographical factors.
Zubair Somro. (2017) سمي جي قصي ۽ ڊائلاگ جي لسانياتي تشخيص, Sindhi Boli (Research Journal), Volume-10, Issue-2.
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