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[No. 1, 
T. G. Bailey —Notes on the SUsi Dialect. 
SUsi children understand it very imperfectly. It is used in speaking 
in the presence of aliens. In the grammatical notes below I have 
indicated words belonging to this variation by the word ‘ criminal ’ in 
parentheses. The fact, above alluded to, that the Sasi dialect resem¬ 
bles, sometimes Panjabi and sometimes Urdu, is worthy of attention. 
The 1st and 2nd pers. pron. give a good example of this. The singular 
is closely allied to Panjabi, but the plural is even more closely allied 
to Urdu. All Sftsis can speak Panjabi, but do so with an accent and 
intonation peculiar to themselves. 
Main Dialect . 
Pronunciation: Vowel sounds are the same as in Panjabi. Conso¬ 
nants vary only in so far as they extend the use of the guttural ly 
pronounced aspirates. In Panjabi initial bli, gh, jli, dh, dh, have a 
pronunciation entirely distinct from that which they receive in Urdu. 
In S§isi we find in addition to these mh and nh, of mhara==hamara, 
and nliara = sara (crimiual), cf. Panjabi nherni. This peculiar guttural 
sound is traceable, as in Panjabi, iu vowels, but here no rule can be laid 
down. Experience alone will bring accuracy. 
Grammar, greatly resembles Panjabi and Urdu. 
Noun, Scheme of Declension. 
Singular. 
Plural . 
Masc. nouns in—a 
Nom. 
— a 
— e 
Oblique 
— e 
SL 
— e 
Agent 
-! 
— § orf) 
Singular. 
Plural. 
Masc. nouns in —i, —u and 
Nom. 
Masc. same as Sing. Fem. —3 
ending in consonant, and all 
Oblique 
— a 
— e 
Fein, nouns add the follow¬ 
ing endings. 
Agent 
— e 
— B or6 
Thus, bhukal, dog (criminal), kiita, dog (ordinary, cf. kutta). 
Gen. bhukala —ga, —ge, —gi, —gi5 .\ { kutte ka ke ki (Sing.) 
kute —ga, „ „ „ ) (. ki, pi. Urdu. 
Dat. bhukala I „ 
> gu = kutte ko. 
kute J 
Abl. bhukala, kute tho = kutte se. 
Loc, bhukala, kute bich = kutte me. 
Ag. bhukal! kute = kutte ne. 
