The Jew, The Gypsy and El IslamBurton, Richard Francis, Sir
Islamic
The Jew, The Gypsy and El Islam
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Islam; Jews; Romanies
A well astal, chál chál.
An egg ánó heili.
A ring angúshteri dastúri.
God Khánarje Allah.
A ship ghemmi, durongaye ghemmi.
Boat shátúr shátúr.
War lagísh, káwye káwye.
A Christian kuttúr (dog?) nosaru (Nazarene).
Door Kápi (Turk.) kapi.
Boy chágú láwak.
Girl lafti kechikeh.
Thief kuft khaiúk.
Tent cháder (Pers.) cháder.
Knife chírí khair.
Rope kundóri kundóri _and_ sijúm.
Book kitál kitáh, mushulleh.
City viár viár.
Village deh, diyár deh, diyár.
Bridge kienpri (Turk.) kienpri.
Castle killa kalla.
Paper kághaz kághaz.
Bread manna nán.
House kuri _or_ kiri málá.
King padshah beghirtmish.
Love mankamri _and_ kamri kamri.
Month muh, mas viha, mas.
Colour táwúl táwul.
Year das di mas, varras deh di mar _or_ dah di
_or_ barras viha.
_Personal and Possessive Pronouns._
I man man.
Thou tó to.
He húi húi.
Mine maki _or_ man ki maki _or_ man ki.
Thine to ki _or_ toi ki to ki _or_ toi ki.
His hui ki hui ki.
_Cardinal Numbers._
One ek. The Duman is the
Two di. same, except _sih_ for
Three turrun. “three,” and _deh_ for
Four char _or_ shtar. “ten.”
Five penj.
Six shesh.
Seven heft.
Eight hesht.
Nine na _or_ nu.
Ten das.
Eleven das ek.
Twelve das di.
Thirteen das turrun.
Fourteen das char.
Fifteen das penj.
Sixteen das shesh.
Seventeen das heft.
Eighteen das hesht.
Nineteen das na.
Twenty víst _or_ bíst.
Twenty-one víst ek.
Twenty-two, etc. víst di, etc.
Thirty si.
Forty chhil.
Fifty penjeh.
Sixty turrun víst.
Seventy turrun víst das.
Eighty chár víst.
Ninety chár víst das.
One hundred sad.
Two hundred di sad.
A thousand hazar.
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