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COKSONAWTg. 



[Extra No. 



BALOCHI' SOUNDS* 

 1. — Consonants. 



«£) k corresponds with Persian k, which however more usually appears 

 in Balochi as kh or ^ hh. 



kh as an initial represents Persian t-S' k or ^ hh ; e. g., 



Balochi khush-a^j'^ Persian kush-tan 



B. khar P. Jch&i 



B. khan-a^7« P. kun 



As a final it sometimes represents *^ g ; e. g., 



B. gwankh P. bang 



B. gurkh P. gurg 



^ TcTi seldom occurs initially, its place being taken by kh. As a final 

 it corresponds with Persian k or g ; e. g., 



B. ha/f/i P. Misk 



B. Yehli P. reg 



i-^ g corresponds either with Persian g or b. As an initial gw 

 answers to b (original v) ; e. g., 



B. gandim . P. gandum 



B. gist P. bist 



B. gwa;!/* P. bad 



B. gwaf-a^^ P. baftan 



B. ge^A P. bed 



gh does not seem to occur in true Balochi words, but to be confined 

 to words of Indian origin. 



^ gli hardly ever appears as an initial. As a medial it corresponds 

 with Persian g and h ; as a final usually with h (whether pronounced or 

 mute in modern Persian, also occasionally with g ; e. g., 



B. ja_9'7jar P. jigar 



B. niy/^ah P. nigah 



B. dAglikx P. dihar 



B. iigh P. zih 



B. rosha_9'7i P. rozah 



B. X2,gli P. rag 



In the words sa.^'/tar ' head,' P. sar, and na^'/ian ' bread,' P. nan, the gh 

 has no consonant corresponding to it in the Persian. 



* These explanations follow the order of sounds in the Tahle, p. 3. 



