14 Grammar of the Pushtoo, or Afghdnee Language. [Jan, 



Wai ee chi Shikarpoor ta wara 1 They say he has arrived at Shi- 

 seda. ) karpoor. 



Da Hindu wano pa kagh&z kghe ) Txr , , 



daHaratda blbata tsa kle- I What „ wa ? . th A e "7 s fr< > m Helat 

 j awoo? " f m the Hindoos letter ? 



K9hilawoodakajartagodaKam-(\ was w ( ritt " n * at . t ' le £ ersians 

 ran cliapaw pa Farrah bande) , had ret, y ed ' and that ^amran 

 oda Mahammad Siddeek KMni had '" ade a descent on Farrah 

 bandee wodal. / and **??, ™W Mahannned 



V Sideek Khan prisoner. 



So rwaze soo.ee dee chi Kasid la \ How many days is it since a Cos- 



Loodiane rafale de ? J sid arrived from Loodiana ? 



Ka za durwacr/i zam na gham pinz } r * T , . ,; .. . « j 



„ „™ • a^ > If I remember right it is five days, 



rwaze soo 1 dee J & J 



Wale jar ra na^ale ? Why have you not come quickly ? 



Ma psheen spareshan •{ * wU1 8° out ridin S b y a ft«™oon 



r r ^ prayers. 



Za be Martsa yum muwajam me) I have no money, will you give 



raka ? J me my pay ? 



Madar woka chi da hinde mudda \ Wait till the bill of exchange be 



poora see J due. 



Dode zma da para paMaka chi | Get ready dinner for me, as I am 



wujee yum chi wa^Auram J hungry and have an appetite. 



Tsa bara sta zoe zma deedan lara I What's the reason your son does 

 rana^Aai ? J not come to see me ? 



Sa lara da kar na kave ? Why don't you do that ? 



Tasta sawe ? What is become of you ? 



Ka za spansee darkam da shpaj 1 If I give you ready money, what 

 kameesa pa tso mazdooree ba > will you take for making six 

 jod ke ? j shirts? 



Da^Aar moom laree ka na laree Has this mountain a name or not ? 



Sardaran da Candahar chi dee pa J The Sardars of Candahar when 

 wakht da mukadame chi da / they want to get money from 

 cha tsaMa tsa^Awadee aMpul > any one in time of need, are in 

 da ourate psol wa ha^/fa sadee i the habit of pawning their wives 

 ta giroje kghee dee J jewels 



AMpul maindina biya wo poo- 1 They instruct their wives to get 

 hawee chi bya pa fand tara da- t the jewels out of pawn by a 

 Mpul psol bidtazeenee ravda ) contrivance of their own. 



Pa Candahar ki jha as tsa keenruet ) What is the price of a good horse 



laree ? f in Candahar ? 



G/m as pa salor souwa pa las razee A good horse can be got for 400 Rs. 

 Derawat tso zara rupo, ee malya) What is the revenue of Derawat 



laree J in thousands ? 



Dergh zara rupo,ee malya laree It is a revenue of 30,000 Rs. 



