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Grammar of the Balochky Language. 



[July, 



Mathara inamadhyai) thaumana 

 chi/rAtar ghodou diyi majanga 



Mi patfA khisgafAa ma kapthawa 



Ai mardoij makoha miri aishi ya 

 chaitara purun 



A halk naziMai 



Maroshi sakhai pandai&AMon ma. 

 thaga 



Whava kiptha 



Rumbazir juz 



Darman sakhyai tikhin 



Nasha wadthi ni khapthiyain 



Ai naryanani baha baz ai 

 Mi dast masarra dashtish 

 Katola sarra mi sirandhi i airkain 



Baloch go zahama, koniMa midi 

 Gandim baha chiftAtar chotadwa 



rupiya 

 Manja chotadwa baz sir an adthi 

 Havaida marda mith khaptiyain 

 Tani hxxkhto khapt 

 Gudhar wala^A bu&Ato khapt 



Pagar kkht 



Zaham mana mafcAto bura^Aa 



Ai madi ranga gindh 



A rah anjo ain 



Ai mulaka hakamani sakhai 



zurnth 

 BrafAani midagjuwan nin 

 Hanwa marda khiswa aph na da- 



th& hawa mard baikar ai 



A mard gwasto shu^Aa hawa mar- 

 da kikar 



Rindhan Chandyan moun thkn sang 

 na dkthntha. 



Hamai ki/Aa rastar ain 



Hamai ktthk chi ain 



KatfAi hawe mulka man aftAta hawai 

 marduna mana phajaha nykdth 



Tufaki thiv mana mana/cAta 



Mi mard soudagaria shu^Aa 



Thau mana sath rupiyai dai i ma- 



gothau niyaii 

 Mana sikh mkkhta phaloga 

 Mathi daihar domb bazan 



Ma Balochiya maniyar chai asha 



Wali zal zindagai dohami khanag 



hukam astai 

 Phad chai, nai 



If I give you a fief, what force will 



you give me in time of war ? 

 My foot slipped and I fell 

 How can we bury those who die in 



the mountains? 

 Thitt village is near 

 I have travelled far to-day, I am 



tired 

 I feel sleepy 

 Make haste and run 

 The spirits are very strong 

 He is intoxicated with drink and is 



lying down 

 Is the price of this horse high ? 

 My hand is burnt by the fire 

 Put the pillow of the bed under my 



head 

 The Balochis fight with swords 

 How many chotadas of wheat for a 



rupee ? 

 How many seers in a chotada of flour ? 

 There is a man's corpse lying here 

 The surtout string is loose 

 The plaits of the clothes have come 



undone 

 The perspiration has come 

 I have got a sword- wound 

 Look what the man is doing 

 That road is difficult 

 The oppression of the rulers is great 



in this country 

 It is not right for brothers to quarrel 

 A man is not worth any thing that 



does not (water his words) keep 



his promise 

 The man has started, overtake him 



The Rindhs and Chandyas don't in- 

 termarry 



What animal is that ? 



What insect is that ? 



When I came into this country the 

 people did not know me 



I have been wounded by a musket- 

 ball 



My husband has gone on a mercan- 

 tile trip 



I would not accompany you were you 

 to give me a hundred rupees 



I have become home-sick 



Are there many minstrels in your 

 country ? 



What is "many" (bread) called in 

 Balochky ? 



Is it lawful to marry a second wife 

 when the first is alive ? 



Why not ? 



