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Introductory Pages - An Introduction to Spoken Kashmiri

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<strong>An</strong> <strong>Introduction</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Spoken</strong> <strong>Kashmiri</strong><br />

by Braj B. Kachru<br />

truvah thirteen<br />

thavun <strong>to</strong> keep<br />

vanun <strong>to</strong> say, <strong>to</strong> tell<br />

h’akun <strong>to</strong> be able <strong>to</strong><br />

u: ku:r girl, daughter<br />

gu:r milkman<br />

gru:s peasant (mass.)<br />

tsu:r thief<br />

j;u:n June<br />

tu:n navel<br />

nu:n salt<br />

hu:n dog<br />

c;u:k’dar doorman<br />

tu:k0r basket<br />

du:gri: the Dogri language<br />

khu:bsu:rat(h) beautiful<br />

u: ku:s younger (mas.)<br />

khu:t kick<br />

tsu:th apple<br />

lu :t corner of a piece of cloth<br />

vu:t camel<br />

du:g0 a kind of large boat<br />

bru:th kin’ from the front<br />

k k?n’ s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />

k?:m work<br />

k’ah what<br />

kath s<strong>to</strong>ry<br />

ka:l time<br />

kita:b book<br />

k0:math price<br />

ke:l0 banana<br />

k?h some, something<br />

kot where<br />

ko:tah how much (mas., sing.)<br />

kun alone (mas., sing.)<br />

ku:r girl, daughter<br />

ak0vuh twenty-one<br />

kh kha:s special<br />

khir rice pudding<br />

© 2006 Braj B. Kachru (http://kachru.com) 26<br />

http://koshur.org/<strong>Spoken</strong><strong>Kashmiri</strong>

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