JOURNAL 



OF 



THE ASIATIC SOCIETY. 



No. 85.— JANUARY, 1839. 



Art. I.— A Grammar of the Pashtoo, or Afghdnee Language. By 

 Lieut. R. Leach, Bombay Engineers, Assistant on a Mission. 



To the Secretary to the Asiatic Society. 



Political Dept. 



Sir,— I am directed by the Honorable the President in Council to 

 forward to you the accompanying Grammar of the Pashtoo or Afghan 

 Language, compiled by Lieutenant Leach, for such notice as the So- 

 ciety may deem it to merit. 



2. I am further directed to request that the Grammar in question 

 may be returned when no longer required. 



I have the honor to be, 

 Sir, . 

 Your most obedient humble servant, 



H. T. PRINSEP, 

 Secy, to the Govt, of India. 

 Fort William, 20th Feb. 1839. 



This language is called Afgh&nee or Av^Mnee by Persians and 

 other foreigners, and Pashtoo, PuMtoo, and Pastoo, severally, by the 

 Afghans of Candhar, Peshawar, Teerai, and by the Afreedees, Khy- 

 beerees, &c. &c. 



The language is decidedly of Sanscrit complexion, from the fre- 

 quent occurrence of the ^ jh and W kgh ; indeed these two letters 

 with the Devnagary ^ compose the peculiarity of the language. 



