1839.] Grammar of the Vashtoo, or Afghdnee Language, 



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jo o wal, to chew 

 Mandil, to laugh 

 jadil, to weep 

 wahal, to beat 



f g Mtocall 

 kawal ) 



skandal, to pinch 



gandal, to sew 



beredal, to fear 



tuMedal, to cough 



telawul, to push 



gha&M wal, to press 



lad e^Awurzawul, to spit 



gfwul kawal, to ease one 5 



leedal and katal, to see 



tishawul, to employ 



bazee kawal, to play 



waiyil, to speak 



wuruk kawal, to lose 



mudal, to die 



sself 



purewatal, to fall 

 zejal, to bring forth 

 purawal, to borrow 

 por warkawal, to lend 

 put wal, to conceal 

 ghaMauwal, to bury 

 zij dedal, to tremble 

 Mais wal, to loosen 

 garawul, to scratch 

 togawul, to pour 

 pookawul, to blow 



, > to make water 

 kawal, ) 



dakawul, to fill [ment 



jaghawul, to play on an instru- 



lirekawal, putting away 



mzakakandan, to dig 



pa^Aal, to sow 



waswa, to burn 



Sentences and Dialogues. 



The Afghan Salutation—" Rogh bod." 



Jod e gh& taze gh& Mushal e gh& j Are you well ? quite fresh ? quite 

 ra^Xale ? \ happy ? welcome ? 



. T , 7 , . ( May you be well. May all be 



Answer. Jha wose pa Mair wose 1 ^ wUh „ * ne _ 



maMwar reje. ^ ver be badly off. 



Sta noom sa de ? 



Ta soke ? 



Kum yanye ? 



Tasi chare zai 



Tasi la kum zae raghaliyast 



Dwa myasht me sooeedee chi la 



Candhara rafale yam 

 Da lar da Shikarpoor de? 

 Za Mabar neyam paMpula rau- 



sapar yam 

 Lar wa^aiya 



Tsa Mabra la Badshah avaradi- 

 leeyast ? 



What is your name ? 



Who are you ? 



Who is there ? * 



Where are you going ? 



Whence come you ? 



It is two months since I came 



from Candahar. 

 Is this the road to Shikarpoor ? 

 1 I don't know, I am myself a tra- 

 I veller. 

 Shew the road. 



Have you heard any news of the 

 king ? 



