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I Nafas = ala-yi tanasul. 2 i?aA pfifidan, " to keep watch." 3 Dakhil is merely a cry of agitation. 

 * Tapu, a huge earthen jar for storing grain.' 5 Dada, lit. ' a wet-nurse,' is used for any negress. 



< The plural signifies "bags of flour." 1 'Covered his mouth and nostrils with his hand.' 



3 Chapandan, "to press down." 9 Puk'idan, vulg. for tarkidan. '" Mat gin/tan, "to be amazed, ate." 



U Aldang (m.c.) " boor, of boorish manners." 12 Show me the way. 



13 Ydl, " mane," means ' neck and chest.' H Nan-i shlrin, a cake of flour, butter, and sugar. 



15 Bi-khaya-yi rindan = ' I don't care a curse.' " Kussu, vulg. for zan-i hi bisiyar jimd' bi-dihad. 



II It is a belief that when a loved one dies, a black spot appears in the heart of the mourner. Dagh-ash yd na-binl, " may you 

 not see her death." 



