2 Grammar of the Pashtoo or Afghdnee Language. [\Jan. 



The difference between the Peshawar and Candhar dialect is, that 

 in the former the Persian £ is used, when in the latter the Sanscrit 

 "5T occurs. 



The Candharee is reckoned the purest dialect ; and when correctly 

 spoken, resembles in the plaintiveness of its tones the peculiar dialect 

 of Ireland. 



The Alphabet is as follows. 



Afghdnee. Devna- English, 

 gary. 



i 



Z 

 t 



i 



J 

 U 



J 



J 



J 

 u* 



IT 



u~ 



UP 



XT 

 € 



^ 

 ^ 

 * 



* 

 n 

 ^ 



a 

 b 



P 

 t 



tit 



t 



J 



ch 

 h 



kh 

 z 

 d 

 th 

 d 

 r 

 d 

 z 



J 



s 



sh 



jh 



s 



dz 



t 



Pronunciation, 



as the second a in parable, 



as the English, 



Ditto, ditto, 



as the Continental t } 



as th in things, 



as the English t, 



as the English/, 



as the English, 



as the aspirated h, 



as ch in the Scotch loch, 



the Afghan z used for coupling, 



the Continental d, 



as th in those 



the harsh English d, 



the English r, 



the peculiar Maratha d, 



the English z, 



the French j in jour, 



the English s } 



the English sh, 



unknown in English, 



the Arabic dwad, 



the Arabic dzwad, 



the Arabic t } 



