Introductory Pages - An Introduction to Spoken Kashmiri
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>