Days of The Week
| English | Shina | Sanskrit | Khowar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Adit | Aditya var | yak shambey |
| Monday | Tsunduro | Som var | du shambey |
| Tuesday | Ungaroo | Mangal var | sey shambey |
| Wednesday | Bodo | Budh var | char shambey |
| Thursday | Bressput | Brihaspati var | panch shambey |
| Friday | Shooker | Shukra var | Adina |
| Saturday | Shimshere | Sanisch var | shambey |
According to Rehmat Aziz Chitrali, a linguistic researcher from Chitral, these names are used in Gilgit, Hunza, Nager, Chitral, Ghizer and Swat, and have been in use since time immemorial in the country of the Indus. It would seem as if the natives, while introducing the Sanskrit days of the week, adopted in other respects the mode of computing time already existing in the country. The Khowar names are from Persian.
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