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Vocabulary of the Baraky Language. 



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Persian, and the Barakis of Barak, a city near the former, who speak 

 the language called Baraki; Sultan Mahmu'd, pleased with their 

 services in India, was determined to recompense them by giving them 

 in perpetual grant any part of the country they chose ; they fixed upon 

 the district of Kdriiguram in the country of the Wa&irts where they 

 settled. There are 2000 families of the Rajan Barakis under Raso'l 

 Khan who receives 2000 rupees a year from Dost Muhammad 

 Khan. The contingents of both these chiefs, amount to 50 horsemen 

 who are enrolled in the Ghuldm Khdna division of the Cabul army. 

 There are also 2000 families of Barakis at Kmixguram under Shah 

 Malak who are independent. The Barakis of this place and of 

 Barak alone speak the Baraki language. 



We receive a warning from the study of this Vocabulary, not to be 

 hasty in referring the origin of a people merely from the construction 

 of their language ; for it is well known that the one now instanced was 

 invented by Mir Yu'zu'f who led the first Barakis from Yemen into 

 Afghanisthan : his design was to conceal and separate his few follow- 

 ers from the mass of Afghans (called by them Kash) who would no 

 doubt at first look upon the Barakis with jealousy as intruders. The 

 muleteers of Cabul, being led by their profession to traverse wild 

 countries and unsafe roads, have also invented a vocabulary of pass- 

 words. 



Vocabulary*. 



Kaftar, pigeon March, pepper 



Kouk, Greek partridge Run, clarified butter 



Ouylt, camel 



Kh'ivs, bear 



Shadi, monkey 



Bakri, goat 



Nargoi, bull 



Madgoi, cow 



Ganum, wheat 



Rizza, rice 



Pyaz, onion 



Tambaku, tobacco 



Shal^/iam, turnip 



Karam, cabbage 



Turabj radish 



Kajar, carrot 



Anar, pomegranate 



Gulab, rose 



Nimek, salt 



Tel, oil 



Shakar, sugar 



Khand, refined sugar 



Gud, molasses 



Nabat, sugar- candy 



Rosh, day 

 Ghn, night 

 Kalanak, boy 

 Dadai, father 

 Zarigag, girl 

 Maw, mother 

 Khwkr, sister 

 Marza, brother 

 Wokh, water 

 Aron, fire 

 Tikhun, bread 

 Kshkr, city 

 Gram, village 

 Ner, house 

 DaraMt, tree 

 Buta, shrub 

 Yasp, horse 

 Gon, wood 

 Yasp, mare 

 A,u, deer 

 Khar, ass 

 Khatir, mule 

 Kurra, foal 

 KirJVfowl 



Maska, butter 

 Wolkh, egg 

 Pikakh, milk 

 Gh\\>, curds 

 Topi, butter-milk 

 Khat, bedstead 

 Lyaf, coverlid 

 A^hin, iron 

 Kalai, tin 

 Surb, lead 

 Mis, copper 

 Brinj, brass 

 Til la, gold 

 Nukhra, silver 

 Gap, stone 

 Balk, leaf 

 Pusht, back 

 Sina, breast 

 Nas, stomach 

 Lab, lip 

 Gishy, tooth 

 MM, cheek 



sh represents if, in distinction from sh which stands for ^. 



