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This is a reproduction of a book from the McGill University Library collection. Title: A course in Baluchi Author: Barker, Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman Volume: 2 Publisher, year: Montreal : Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University, 1969 The pages were digitized as they were. The original book may have contained pages with poor print. Marks, notations, and other marginalia present in the original volume may also appear. For wider or heavier books, a slight curvature to the text on the inside of pages may be noticeable. ISBN of reproduction: 978-1-77096-172-2 This reproduction is intended for personal use only, and may not be reproduced, re-published, or re-distributed commercially. For further information on permission regarding the use of this reproduction contact McGill University Library. McGill University Library www.mcgill.ca/library •=>"_ ft >yf 4 J? **f 3 URS :f>: r & .-• s^< »»*»«»*<»«»• t A T S *K " Muhammad Abd-al-Rahi irkei ^®? and Aqil Khan Mengal Af+mjyfT 3?w i><L~ joa^bkww > mxm ^ r "i ' iA'.: \\ * Sf\ ALBaG .B255c INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC STUDIES 44006 * v. 2 McGILL UNIVERSITY UlltP A 6* OP A COURSE IN B A L U C HI Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman Barker and * Aqil Khan Mengal VOLUME TWO Institute of Islamic Studies McGill University Montreal, Quebec Canada 1969 Musicians at a /divan/. TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIT TWENTY-ONE 21. 000. The Arabic script 1 21. 100. The alphabet: basic principles, listing of letters in alphabetical order; correspondence with the phonemic alphabet 1 21. 200. The vowels: principles; diacritics and conventions 5 21. 300. Some further problems: standardisation of Baluchi; dialectical variations; writing of affixes; orthography of words borrowed from Persian, Arabic, and Urdu; Arabic letters having the same sound in Baluchi 7 21. 400. The letter groups: details of letter formation 11 21. 500. Other diacritics and conventions: /sadd/; /jazm/ or /swkun/; /ta marbuta/; /tonvin/; /alyp msksura/; "dagger /alyp/"; the Arabic definite article 33 21.600. The substantive suffixes: writing of the "singular -definite" suffix /a/, the "plural-definite" suffix /an/-/a/, the "possessive" suffix /oy/'/\/, the "singular-indefinite" suffix /e/, the pronominal suffix /e/, the "attributive" suffix /en/-/e/, the "connective" /w/, and other substantive suffixes; sequences of substantive suffixes 3 7 21. 700. The verbal affixes: writing of the verbal prefixes, the person- number suffixes, and other verbal suffixes; the copulative verb; the existential copulative verb 42 21. 800. Numerals, prices, and dates 45 21. 900. Punctuation and special signs 47 21. 1000. Reading drills 49 UNIT TWENTY-TWO 22. 100. Texts: four fables 81 22. 200. Serial vocabularies and notes 85 22. 300. Drills and exercises 89 UNIT TWENTY-THREE 23. 100. Texts: Baluchi New Year; children's customs; the month of Muharram; various ball games 95 23. 200. Serial vocabularies and notes 100 23. 300. Drills and exercises 106 v UNIT TWENTY-FOUR 24. 100. Texts: Baluchi ethnic origins; the Baluchi language; the story of Balach Gorgej 115 24. 200. Serial vocabularies and notes 120 24. 300. Drills and exercises 124 UNIT TWENTY-FIVE 25. 100. Texts: the religion of the Baluchis; Shirin and Dosten 131 25. 200. Serial vocabularies and notes 136 25. 300. Drills and exercises 142 UNIT TWENTY-SIX 2b. 100. Texts: ancient inscriptions; the position (lit. "honouring") of women 151 26. 200. Serial vocabularies and notes 157 26. 300. Drills and exercises 162 UNIT TWENTY-SEVEN 27. 100. Text: /vaja panc'-kws/, a traditional folktale 171 27. 200. Serial vocabulary and notes 182 27. 300. Drills and exercises 197 UNIT TWENTY-EIGHT 28. 100. Texts: /dwttag/, a modern short story; /amrika - vetnam/, a newspaper editorial 211 28. 200. Serial vocabularies and notes 225 28. 300. Drills and exercises 249 UNIT TWENTY-NINE 29. 100. Introduction to classical Baluchi poetry: rhyme, scansion, metre, etc. ; Text I: portion of an epic poem relating the origins of the Baluchis; serial vocabulary and notes; trans lation of the selection 263 29. 200. Text II; portion of another epic poem describing the origins and early wanderings of the Baluchis; serial vocabulary and notes; translation of the selection 273 29. 300. Text III; an epic poem relating the story of Doda of the Gorgej tribe; serial vocabulary and notes; translation of the selection . . . 288 VI