Introductory Pages - An Introduction to Spoken Kashmiri
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 />
pi:r saint<br />
p’ot tip<br />
p’on <strong>to</strong> fall<br />
po:n’ water<br />
puj; butcher<br />
p?:tsh five<br />
pagah <strong>to</strong>morrow<br />
pa:lakh spinach<br />
p0nts0h twenty-five<br />
pNs;a:kh clothing<br />
pu:zah worship<br />
pensal0 pencil(s)<br />
ph phoph stammerer<br />
ph’or drop ( of liquid)<br />
ph?:sl0 distance (also, decision)<br />
phar0kh differeence<br />
pha:rsi: the Persian language<br />
phikir worry<br />
phe:run <strong>to</strong> travel ( also, <strong>to</strong> loiter)<br />
phursath leisure<br />
The following <strong>Kashmiri</strong> words may be used <strong>to</strong> practice palatal and non-palatal consonant sounds.<br />
p and p’ pan thread<br />
p’an (they) will fall<br />
tsop bite<br />
tsop’ bites<br />
ph and ph’ phamb cot<strong>to</strong>n, wool<br />
ph’amb panting<br />
phoph stammerer<br />
ph?ph’ stammerers<br />
b and b’ ba:kh loud cry<br />
b’a:kh another (person, thing)<br />
kob hunchback<br />
kob’ hunchbacks<br />
t and t’ tal you fry (imp.)<br />
t’al a piece (of something)<br />
<strong>to</strong>t hot (mas. sing.)<br />
t?t’ hot (mas.plu.)<br />
th and th’ thakun <strong>to</strong> get tired<br />
th’akun <strong>to</strong> boast<br />
© 2006 Braj B. Kachru (http://kachru.com) 30<br />
http://koshur.org/<strong>Spoken</strong><strong>Kashmiri</strong>
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