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Vocabulary of the Pashai Language* 



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Sher malta^a pa tamam Candahar 



ki sher maltap/magda 

 Tsun rosh bad kafila raza 



Tarmakh utarak ta charsukh kara- 

 wansarainer shuk me bayad she 

 war kamaM tamaner razai 



This is a good gun such as is not 

 procurable in all Candahar. 



In how many days will the caravan 

 arrive ? 



I have put up in the caravansera of 

 the charsukh (four bazars) ; you 

 must come and see me some day. 



A Vocabulary of the Pashai Language. 

 Introduction. 

 The language is spoken by the people called Pashais who inhabit the 

 districts of Manddl, Chitela, Parena> Kiind\ Seva and Kulman. 



Vocabulary. 

 Dawas, day 

 Vyal, night 

 A'st, hand 

 Balakul, boy 

 Lavni, girl 

 Panjai, man 

 Zaif, woman 



1 I' 



2 do 



3 te 



4 char 



5 panj 



Gul, river 

 So,ata, he-goat 

 Baratik, ewe 

 Lawga, pain 

 Dar, wood 

 Daru, powder 

 Phajadik, she-goat 

 Barata, ram 

 Gal, abuse 

 Wagan, wind 

 Parontik, bullet 

 Mo, wine 

 Chan, vinegar 

 Gom, wheat 

 Lon, salt 

 Ga, cow 

 Ghas, grass 

 Panj, husband 

 Waya, daughter 

 Chum mar, iron 

 Shlekzarra, silver 

 Anch, eye 

 Kh&d, ear 

 Dan, tooth 

 Dadi, beard 

 Chagrim, chin 

 Man da, neck 

 Makadik, monkey 



Tati, father 





Lam, fort 



Ai, mother 





Goshin, house 



Laya, brother 





Kadi, tree 



Say a, sister 





Ghoda, horse 



Wark, water 





Ghodi, mare 



Angar, fire 





Bai,i, good 



Au, bread 





Batar, bad 



6 she 11 



jae 



16 shod 



7 sat 12 



duae 



17 sattii 



8 asht 13 



tloe 



18 Hshtu 



9 no 14 



chadde 



19 nau 



10 de 15 



panjo 



20 vist 



Pa, foot 





Sina, breast 



Nawad, back 





Chuehadik, paps 



Kuch, belly 





Kadii, armpit 



Gorecha, embrace 



Dur, face 



Sir, head 





Dud a, far 



Khwkgam, near 





Samek, black 



<S7*lek, white 





Pela, yellow 



Sunek, red 





Aliua, green 



Kacha, blue 





Chal, hair 



Khkt, bedstead 





Chonta, small 



Nuni, butter 





Bakuta, fat 



Ave, flour 





Chila, cloth 



Golang, drove of bul- 



Sutan, trousers 



locks 





<S7mnim, dog 



Ada, bull 





U'ndarik, cat 



Zaib, wife 





Pe, flesh 



Pultem, son 





Kharti, female ass 



Selt" knife 





Dashna, right 



Sonezarra, gold 





Suraldash, sunrise 



Wad, stone 





Taj, star 



Nast, nose 





Sang, earth 



Dur, lip 





Wagh, rain 



Jib, tongue 





Sidal, ice 



Brut, mustachoes 



Rast, true 



Kalavi, cheek, 





Bo, much 



Ling, leg 





Sila, mud 



Jeshtn, ruler 





Abali, cloud 



Ang, arm 





Khunn, hoof 



