170 n.C.lemiAQ—Boiitcoftltc Tal Chotiali Field Force. [No. 4, 



sitiou, as I'sap Kach, Esau's Plot, Ta'zi' Each, Greyhound Plot, Ko'sh 

 Kach, Crooked Plot, Waria Kach, the Free Plot, Sue Kach, the Eed 

 Plot, ZAGAJ^f Kach (?) the Eough Plot. 



31. Sho'ji which coustaiitlj appears as a name is probably for Sho'iia 

 or Kho'ea, saltpetre, nitre : a common property of the soil along the 

 route. It appears again in So'k Kuraii, the Salt Springs. 



32. ShjSTa' Khokai occuring as a synonym for Shnagha'l, a village 

 name, would mean a Mastic Eater. 



33. Tei'kh is salt, bitter, and appears in Teikha'dagh, the Salt Hill- 

 side, if Da'gh is for Ta'k, or the Salt Plain, if Da'gh is for Da'g : and in 

 Tei'kh Kuram, the Salt Springs. 



34!. Chappae or Tsappae, a corruption of Hind. Chhappae a thatch- 

 ed roof appears as a hill name in Mt. Chappae and in To'e Tsappae, the 

 Black Eoof, a hill in the Han Pass. Both peaks have rounded tops. It is 

 worth mentioning here that TsAPA means a wave, billow. 



35. Chi'nai is a common village name and is the plural of CHi'iS"A, a 

 spring, fountain. 



36. GuAE, a hill, appears in Mt. Spinskhae, the White Hill : Spe'ea- 

 GHAE Hills, the Grey Hills: Tang Ghae, the Narrow Hills. Zhae, 

 appearing in several hill names, is probably for Ghae : Zhaepitati Peak, 

 the Sunny Peak, Pla'nzhaea Hills, the Broad Hills ; Zhaetjband Peak, 

 Hills End, is given to the last hill of a line in the Sho'e Valley. 



37. IspiEA Ra'gha, the Open Meadow (Sparai + Ra'gh) ; the place 

 is an open spot near Mt. Ma'zhwo. Sparai, open, also turns up once or 

 twice as Sapueai. 



38. Mt. SuELo' (?) the Eed Tablet. 



39. Tang To'e Peak, the Narrow Black Peak. 



40. SuETAK Peak, the Eed Precipice. 



41. Male'wa Peak (?) The Camel Sack (Malav). 



42. La'ndai Peak, the Lower Peak. 



43. Pla'n Springs, the Wide Springs. 



44. Khum' Hills, the Bloody Hills. 



45. Shaka'ee'z (?) The Back Karez and Jalka'ee'z, the Thorn Kar^z ; 

 two villages near each other in the Bo'eai valley. Shaea'be'z occurs twice. 



46. KuTSA or Kucha Valley means perhaps the Little Valley. 



47. Tsa'han Wells. Tsa'han is the plural of Tsa', a well, pit. The 

 word appears again as Uchsaha'n Springs. (?) The Upper (uj) Springs. 



48. Ba'ghu To'e Peak (?) The Black Bogie. Ba'gu is a bugbear, bogie. 



49. Ba'la Dha'ka (?) The Upper Plain (da'g). 



50. Hanokai is probably a diminutive of Han, the two passes being 

 near each other. 



51. Toguai, a river name, is Turki for a reedy plain. 



