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7. Eat before you go, my life ! 
8. I am spreading a shawl. 
9. Oh Sambhu, sleep before you go : (literally u having slept 
go.”) 
Sleep before you go, my life ! 
Oh Sambhu ! sleep before you go, 
(With) a black like girdle (and) a white frock, 
Oh mother! my Sambhu has come. 
Note?.— [ l ). “ Hoi lai,” “ khai kari,” and ff soi kari ” are the 
conjunctive participles from the verbs “ hona,” 
a kliana JJ and “ son a ” respectively. In Hindi 
these forms would be ‘ f ho karke,” “ kha 
karke ” and “ so karke.” 
c: Dhera” is the Hindi and Panjabi “dhira,” <: slow,” 
whence comes “ dhitaj,” “slowness,” “ dhirtai, ” 
“ patience ” and other derivatives. 
“ Kanaka,” The short a at the end of “ kanak” is 
added to nouns ending in a consonant to prepare 
them for receiving the case affix rd. 
Hindi ” is the present participle feminine, from 
“ dinda,” “ to give. ” 
Jina ” is the pronominal adjective of similarity and 
corresponds to “ jaisa ” in Hindi. 
“ Dora ” is the* cord of black wool the Gaddi 
winds round his waist. Gaddi women also wear 
it, and the “ flora” is used as a binder by women 
after child-birth. 
( 7 ) . “ Hachhi ” is the feminine of the adjective “liachha,” 
f white.” 
( 8 ) . “ Choli ”is the capacious woollen frock worn by Gaddi 
men and women. It is secured round the waist 
by the “dora.” The “ choli ” comes down to the 
knees on men and to the ankles on women. The 
“ dord ” round the waist makes a large body in 
the “ chola ” above the waist. The body is called 
the “ kliokh, ” and forms a receptacle for very 
miscellaneous articles, such as a number of 
newly born lambs, bread, and wool for spinning. 
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The Gaddi girl’s choice of a husband. 
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Td buclhru jo na deni, chachud, deni, chachud. 
Sojrs chunde rand bholiho. 
Td chdkard jo nadeni, chachud, deni , chachud. 
Hah •pdnde ttthijdnde ho. 
Td dur-desi jo na deni, chachud, deni, chachud . 
