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Grammar and Vocabulary of Waziri Pashto (Classic Reprint) John Gordon Lorimer No preview available - 2018 |
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adjective agha Bannu bondi byā chā cheg chèré dagha dāsé Dauri declension depora dèr dèra dèré dré dzon ébö ghund Grammar héts horse indicative intr jawat jomé keli kerai keryé khabara khalk Khan Kharoti Khél Khélé khpul Khudai kissa kshé liré Madda Khel Mahsuds Maizar makh Malik marai masc masculine mizh Muhammadan mzeka nishta Nominative nör nouns Oblique plural pasé Pashto past participle pèri Peshawar plor pron pshé rawo rawon rīpai roghai rota sara sarai sarī Sarkor shai shan shé shewai shewyé sheza shezé shī shwa shwé shwel singular ster Tipak Tochi Tori Khel tribe tsök verb village vrez wāhelai wakht watan watelai Waziri Waziristan wélé wèrsara wèrta wolata woman wuka wukan wuki wukra wuna wuwé wyaiyi yawa zeke zhagh zyai
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Page 43 - ... horror, as I turned to the governor, and said gravely — " I mislike the name. However, when one of your monarchs — indeed, that King of France since canonised and known as St. Louis — was a prisoner of the Saracens, and threatened by them with the bernicles, he said, ' I am your captive, and it is in your power to do with me as you please.
Page 340 - The retreat of each party is protected by some of the best men in the gang, who hold every point of vantage...
Page 321 - Except in a few of the highest hills, which are well- wooded, the country is a mass of rock and stones bearing a poor growth of grass and thinly sprinkled with dark evergreen...
Page 340 - ... as a rule, unable to follow up more than one or two of these parties simultaneously and the others thus escape unpursued.
Page 340 - Waziris it only remains to touch on their favourite and most honoured occupation, one that is dying hard and will not soon go out of fashion among them, to wit the art of robbery whether by skill or violence.
Page 321 - ravines, by making crime easy and precaution against attack difficult, have fostered violence among the people and developed in them an extraordinary faculty of prudence and alertness.
Page 329 - Waziri raider, powerless to escape and almost disabled who might have surrendered by throwing up his hands...
Page 1 - Number and Case. There are two numbers, singular and plural ; and two cases, nominative and oblique.
Page 340 - As thieves, especially by night, they are probably unsurpassed ; and as raiders working over a wide and difficult country they display incredible generalship and foresight.
Page 53 - BARAMTA (sf) seizure of men, animals or property to enforce reparation for an offence.