Introductory Pages - An Introduction to Spoken Kashmiri
Introductory Pages - An Introduction to Spoken Kashmiri
Introductory Pages - An Introduction to Spoken Kashmiri
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
<strong>An</strong> <strong>Introduction</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Spoken</strong> <strong>Kashmiri</strong><br />
by Braj B. Kachru<br />
It is possible, on the other hand, that the speakers of Indo-Aryan and Dravidian lanugage will<br />
have no particular difficulty with several of the above features. Perhaps, they will find it difficult<br />
<strong>to</strong> master the central vowels, especially 0 and its long and nasalized counterparts. It is expected<br />
that the users of this <strong>Introduction</strong> will, therefore,focus on the drills according <strong>to</strong> the needs of the<br />
individual and the class.<br />
? ?s’ we<br />
k?n’ s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
ts?r sparrow<br />
d?h ten<br />
m?ts mad woman<br />
?mi:r rich<br />
y?nd0r spinning wheel<br />
y?mb0rzal narcissus<br />
?: ?:l cardamom<br />
?:th eight<br />
k?:m work<br />
m?:j; mother<br />
l?:r cucumber<br />
?:n0 mirror<br />
k?:phi: enough<br />
b?:d’ ya:n0 fennel seed<br />
? ?z goose<br />
p?z monkey(fem.)<br />
?: ?:th s<strong>to</strong>ne inside of a fruit<br />
d?:j; stretcher<br />
p?:tsh five<br />
m?:z myrtle<br />
l?:tsh eunuch<br />
h?:z boatman<br />
a akh one<br />
kath s<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
kah eleven<br />
aksar often<br />
agar if<br />
j;alj;al quickly<br />
tagun <strong>to</strong> know how<br />
dapun <strong>to</strong> say, <strong>to</strong> tell<br />
© 2006 Braj B. Kachru (http://kachru.com) 21<br />
http://koshur.org/<strong>Spoken</strong><strong>Kashmiri</strong>