English-BashgalI Sentences. 
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1117. In these days rain falls, but 
not snow. 
1118. If it rains to-morrow, I can’t 
go to Drosh. 
1119. If rain falls, 1 shall not go. 
1120. If snow falls, I shall stay here ; 
(but although) rain should 
fall, I shall march. 
1121. There is a big rainbow to-day, 
so 1 don’t think it will rain 
to-morrow. 
1122. My ram has eaten some poison 
in the woods and must die. 
1123. In the summer time bears are 
very rare in my country. 
1124. In Badakhshan I rarely saw 
any camels. 
1125. In winter the rats ( big mouse) 
all go away. One doesn’t 
know where they can "go. 
1126. I have seen with my own eyes 
that the enemy is hidden in 
that ravine , as an ambuscade. 
1127. This chupatti is raw; why 
have you not cooked it ? 
Cook it immediately. 
1128. This meat is underdone (jaw), 
but it is not my fault, there 
is not fire enough. 
1129. The Bashgalis say it is not 
good for men to read books. 
Priests should read books, 
and no one else. 
1130. Why are the coolies delaying? 
Why are they not ready ? 
1131. What is the real reason why 
the Charwelo won’t give 
coolies ? 
Starah agal prett, zim na prett. 
Dalhie agal pittaba Dryusd na 
balam. 
Agal biba n'aim. 
Zim pittaba ani otim ; agal bibd 
elom. , 
Starah gujr indron chi ptess; dal * 
hie agal n’allon o purjanam. 
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Id mazhurala pson p'mich wish 
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lars : o purjonam mrla. 
Id gul td tapi wahtd its (jits) 
bilugh chak asht. 
Badahshan bilugh achok wokta 
shtur waridm. 
Ziwor al muzza sundi end. Tinch 
n'ess hore endabd. 
Id yost achen ware osh hrd ihye 
par pachanwari bizul attd bistai. 
Ind buri zhilli ess ; tu hai dugd 
ndai ess ? zapp daio. 
Ind ano na karch ess, ia shotih 
n’ess, angd n’ess. 
Kata manchi gijji hund manchion 
dugd parlii osh kusth dugd 
(parhi walan) lesst n’buttett. 
Mulld parhi walesth duga lesst 
buttett, ward lesst n’buttett. 
Barwai hai dugd mdtd bistai (dre 
hund) ? Kaihote tyor n’aesht ? 
Shtal vari hshi, Ghdrweli hai dugd 
barwai na prett ? 
