TRANSLATION OF STORIES FROM FORBES'

PERSIAN GRAMMAR.

• Là

Tò sara

1.* Ek-i kózàlo
Afratun-re:

bariri nawi-za ( ? ra) one (Instr.) had-asked

Plato (Loc.)

many years ship in (Loc.) bètalo

;
tò

sara-za (? ra) laò safar t’hà. (thou) hast-sat thou (Instr.) sea in (Loc.) much voyag'o madest. Thou (Ins.) sea -za (? a) ajaib çok pashà ?” Afratun-i ràjàu: "moñ salàmat-gi in (Loc.) wonders what savest ? Plato (Instr.) said: I in-safety

say

sara-zo
kàtòs chupe-re, àiñ

mi påsbàs ajàib. sea from came-out shore to

this I (Instr.)

wonderful. 2. Ek paqirek gàu guestok-o dà-re di zek

beggar went farmer's door to (?) something

mangầu demanded

a

Așa-no jawab kati:

Gòr-ré chéi nüsh. Paqir-i Inside from answer carne-out (f.): House (Loc.) woman is not. Beggar (Instr.) ràjàu: mi tiki tòrik mangàlòs mi

chéï né manges, said: I (Instr.) bread piece had-demanded I (Instr.) (the) woman not demanded, moñ-re

javab lados. to this (f.) answer arrived.

a

me

4. Ek hakîm dezgào bòzalo màzàr-tang-ra; tòmo pàsho muka-le

doctor daily used-to-go grave-yard-to his own shawl face to

a

paliéta bòzalo

Záko-za kozie: Ani-séi zok sabab hàni? having-wrapped used-to-go. People (Instr.) asked: this of what reason is (f.) ? Hakîm-i ràjàu: Ani

màzàr-tang-o mùo-re moñ

moñ sharmanda Doctor (Instr.) said: This (f.) grave-yard (Gen.) dead (Loc.) I ashamed

sharmanda bilo, ràjàu: Tu-sa moũ sugân the nish dà.

ashamed has become, said: Thou (2nd nom.) me recognition makest is not ?

Moñ to purono dòst bilòs, moñ to mutro ròno. àlòs; mon parudòs I thy old friend

I thy presence to weep came; I heard

tu shèïloñ t'hé. thou blind makest (becomest).

COMPARATIVE TABLE OF A FEW ORDINARY WORDS IN THE DRAS DIALECTS OF DAH-HANU AND OF DRAS.

N. B. Kashmiri words added for comparison are marked K. and Gaddi (Hindi) G. H. Resemblances to ordinary Hindi are not noted.

òtè {açino

name

COW

English.
Dah-Han.

Dràs.
bone
ati

àti
hair
zákur

záku
mouth
uzi

àzi (K. as)
lip
öti

azino

= upper

karino = lower
tongue
gip

zîp
chin

mulsuti or chamukhi
finger
güli

añguyé
nùñ

nòm
grass
ghàs

kash
road
pun

pon
apricot
zü

zuzu
leaf
pani

paté
birch (tree)
rüsh (züsh)

zozi
wheat
güm

gùm
barley
ghono

yò
field

trèsh cultivator

grestok ;* grest (gròst Kashmir) flower

pushi gào

korkus
horse

àshp
dog
shüà

shuũ (Kashm, làm)
bülù

pushu churdi

kara
èï

esh
he-goat
mingyar

mugir
she-goat
à

ài
bull
gôlo

dono
calf
bitok

batsar watsir, K.)
lamb

urun (urņu, G. H.)
kid
chal

chal (chélu, G. H.)
cattle
gölé

dòni (dand, G. H)
male
phog (Tib )

pusho
gô
qù
àpsh

CrOW

cat

ram

ewe

run

Dah-Hanu.

English. old

Dràs.
puròno *
nào

new

nö
harîdho
shuko
kyono

wet dry black white red

azo
shuko

kino cha

sho

I

we

thou

sa

p'ho

ye this (masc.) this (fem.) these (m.) that (m.) that (f.) those (m.) those (f.) who (relve.) who? what? beyond this side of towards there yonder with thus first (adv.) there there is

lodo

làlo
moñ (Gen. miu) moũ (Gem. mioũ, K, miòn)
bà o beng (ob. assi) bé (obl, asso, K. ces)
tü

tù
tsi (obl-tsü)

tso (K. tse) so (obl. té) (K. so) nu (obl. nisé)

ni té (obl. ten)

ni (obl. nino)

ro (obl. sé)
p'ha

ré (obl. réso)
p'hé (obl. p'héün) ré or però (obl. reno)

rà (obl. rano)

kési ko

kóï
yé

zok
beski
azü

wari
suri, lokhshyé wari
pàri

perà
süma or tsi-süma séï-nàlà
hang
yàr

meza
potsi
là, (pl. làn) or bet

lào

pari

ر

* Pronounced also prono and pran ; as in Pran-Drds, a village near Dràs, called by Englishmen Pandràs, and sometimes wrongly derived from Pàyin “low.” Tho namo given by Moorcroft for the Dràs lucerno grass, viz. prangos, is perhaps merely prànkash “old grass,” is e. “hay;" as lucernc forms the winter fodder of the cattle in tho state of bay.