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ROMANI AND DARD 
 
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 GEORGE F. BLACK, Ph.D. 
 
 NEW YORK 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY 
 
 1916 
 
ROMANI AND DARD 
 
 By 
 
 GEORGE F. BLACK, Ph.D. 
 
 NEW YORK 
 
 PUBLIC LIBRARY 
 
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Reprinted August 1916 
 
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 Bulletin of The New York Public Library 
 
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 May 1916 
 
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 By George F. Black, Ph.D. 
 
 /^^ N looking over Leitner's Vocabulaire comparatif dcs langnes parlees entre 
 ^^ Kaboiil et Kachrnir ^ I was struck with the close resemblance many of 
 the words in his lists bore to Romani. More careful study of his vocabu- 
 laries, which include ten languages, has enabled me to compile the following 
 comparative list. 
 
 The Romani words are all from Paspati.^ (As.) distinguishes Asiatic- 
 Romani words given by him. Where the Dard word has the same meaning 
 as the Romani no translation of it is given. 
 
 The Dard languages listed by Leitner are the following: 
 
 Ar. = Arnyia. Spoken in Chitral. The language is also known as Chitrali. 
 
 As. = Astori. A dialect of Shina. Astor is on the left bank of the Indus. 
 
 Deh. = Dehgani. 
 
 Gh. = Ghilgiti or Gilgiti. A dialect of Shina, on the right bank of the 
 Indus along the lower course of the Gilgit river. Both gs are pronounced 
 hard like g in give. 
 
 Ghal. = Ghalchah. 
 
 K. = Kachmiri. 
 
 Kaf. = Kafiri. The language of the Siah-Posh tribes of Kafirstan. 
 
 Kal. = Kalasha-Mander. The language of the Bashgeli Kafirs. 
 
 Kand. = Kandia or Kilia. 
 
 Kh. = Khajuna. Spoken by the people of Henza and Nager. 
 
 Shina or Sina is the language spoken by the people of Astor, Gilgit, Chilas, 
 etc. The Dards are an Aryan people, speaking a Sanskritic tongue. 
 
 Romani Dard 
 
 (1) agori "horse" (As.) ----- hagurr, haghiirr, Kh. 
 
 (2) angar "coal" - yangar, K. dngdr, Kand.; angar, Ar., Deh., angdr, 
 
 aiigd, K. "fire." 
 
 ^ This is the third article on Romani to appear in the Bulletin. The otliers were An Amcrican- 
 Romani Vocabulary, by Albert Thomas Sinclair, compiled and edited by (Jeorge V. Black, published in the 
 Bulletin October, 1915, vol. 19, p. 727-738; and Avesta and Romani, also by Sinclair, and also edited l»y 
 Dr. Black, in the Bulletin December, 1915, vol. 19, p. 955-957. 
 
 2 Congres international des sciences ethnographiqucs, tenu a Paris dn 15 an 17 juillet, 1878. Comftes 
 rendus, p. 898-1003. Paris, 1881. 
 
 ^ Etudes sur les Tchinghiancs on Bohctniens dc I'empire Ottoman. Constantinople, 1870. 
 
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 angi'tl "finger" (As.) - . - - aiujinr, Kal. 
 
 aiigtistri "ring" ------ aiigushtcr, Kal.; tingtista, Kaf.; augu.zcri, Kami. 
 
 ani "egg" (As.) ------ hane, Gh. 
 
 as-ava "to laugh" ------ Jiass (imp.), A.s. 
 
 habo "father" (As.) ----- baba, Deh. 
 
 bakro "sheep" ------- bakaro "he goat," Kand. 
 
 bal "hair" -------- bal "wool of goats," Kh.; zval "hair," K. 
 
 baldjan, badjaii "eggplant" (As.) bad-riinga "cucumber," Deh. 
 
 bard "great, large" ------ baro, Gh. 
 
 bash-ava "to cry, call" - - - - bash "abuse," Gh. 
 
 bav "foot" (As.) ------ pad, K. 
 
 b'lbi "aunt" -------- papi (lit. "sister of father"), Gh. 
 
 but "much" -------- bhut, Kh. 
 
 dad, dat "father" ------ tat, Ghal.; tat, Ar.; tatt, Kaf. 
 
 danf "tooth" -------- dont, dint, and dimt, Kaf.; doiin, Gh., As., Ar. 
 
 dar "door" -------- darr, Gh. 
 
 dd-va "to give" ------- dc, Deh.; dc, Gh., As., Kal.; di, K. (all imp.) 
 
 dives "dav" -------- des, Gh.; dcis and dis, Kand.; dies. As.; duwas, 
 
 Deh. 
 
 djib "language" (As.) - - - - djipp, Kand.; djipp, Kal.; jipp, As., Gh. — all 
 
 = "tongue." 
 
 djor, tcJwr "beard" ----- dor, K.; dari, Kand.; darce, Deh.; dan, Kaf. 
 
 djov "barley" ------- yS, Gh.; yu, Kaf.; ya, Deh. 
 
 dur "long" -------- dfir "far," As., Gh., K., Kand. 
 
 gadjo "stranger" ------ nadjan, Ar. \gdtsJia "a stranger" (anyone who is 
 
 not a Changar). — Leitner, Sketch of the Chan- 
 gars, p. 9.] 
 
 giir "foot" (As.) ------ kiir, Kand.; kur, kor, hiitr, Kaf.; kurr, Kal.; 
 
 kher, K. 
 
 hirtch "bear" (As.) ----- drtc;, Ar.; itsh, Kand. 
 
 kak "armpit" ------- dkhae, Kh. 
 
 kann "ear" -------- kdnn, kon, As., Gh.; kaiin, K.; kdn, Kand. 
 
 kasht "wood" ------- katsh "forest," Ar. 
 
 kcr "house" -------- gharo, K. 
 
 kerdl "cheese" ------- kirar, Deh.; killd, kela, Kaf. 
 
 khar "hole" -------- kor, Gh.; kor, As., gdro, Kand. All meaning 
 
 "hole." 
 
 klid-va "to eat" ------- khd. As., Gh.; khe, K. = "eat" (imp.) 
 
 kher "ass" -------- khar, K.; kharr, Kand.; kliaray, Deh. 
 
 kiii-ava "to 1 uy" ------ gine "buy" (imp.), Kand. 
 
 kill "Initter" -------- ghil, Kand. 
 
 lokd "light" -------- Idko, Gh., As. 
 
 laid "red" -------- lolo. As.; loilu, Gh. 
 
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 Ion "salt" --------- Ion, Kal.; loon, Deh.; IiUii, Kand. 
 
 maki "fly" -------- niaclih, K.; matshi, Gh., As.; maks, Ghal. 
 
 mannsh "man" ------- maniis, Kaf.; mtishd, pi. manujje, Gh.; musha, pi. 
 
 mannjje. As. 
 
 ?»a.y "meat" -------- ?;;«;-, K.; jHo^r "flesh," Gh., As.; ntasiu, Kand. 
 
 mdsek "month" ------- ;;?a.y "moon," Ar., Kaf. 
 
 mate ho "fish" ------- matzi, Ar., Kal. 
 
 matfo "drunk" ------- iii2tt, K. 
 
 viishto "good, pleasant" - - - - uiishto "good," Gh.. As. 
 
 moh "face" (As.) ------ mukh, Ar., Kaf., Kand.; miikk, Gh.; vibkh, K. 
 
 mol "wine" -------- ^nd^ Kh. 
 
 nat-cheri "dance" ------ nat-kari "dance" (imp.), Kal. 
 
 nav "name" -------- nan.', K. 
 
 nile "blue" (As.) ------ uilo, Gh., As.; n'llo, Kand., nila, Kal. 
 
 pant "water" ------- pony, K. 
 
 parno "white" ------- pancro, Kand. 
 
 patrin "leaf" -------- patr, K.; puttra, Deh.; patu, Gli.; pattii, As. 
 
 peko "cooked" ------- pakko "ripe," Gh., As. 
 
 pen "sister" -------- bei'i, Kand. 
 
 pendir "cheese" (As.) ----- panir, Ghal. 
 
 phurano, purano "old" - - - - pariino, Kh.; prano, Gh., As.; praiiu, Ar., K. 
 
 pishika, pisika "cat" ----- pishak, Deh.; pushak, Kal.; />;/.?/»', .^r.; pishati, 
 
 pishiu, Kaf.; /'/.rA, Ghal.; bush, Kli.; ^ffj/;, Kand. 
 
 (61) pishot "bellows" ------ pusliJic, "blow," imp., Kal. 
 
 (62) porikin "fruit tree" ----- birdng "tree," Kh. 
 
 (63) posom, poshom "wool" - - - - pashmina, As.; pasli, Gh. 
 
 (64) pral "brother" ------- brar, Ar. 
 
 (65) piishto "back" (As.) ----- plto, Gh. 
 
 (66) piitchdva "to ask" ------ putchi "ask" (imper.), Kal. 
 
 (67) ratt "blood" -------- rdt, rdto, Kand.; rath, K. 
 
 (68) ratt "night" -------- ratt, Kal.; rati. As., Gh. 
 
 (69) ritchini "bear" ------ itch. As., Gh.; itsh, Kand.; itc, Kal. 
 
 (70) rup "silver" -------- yup. As., Gh., Kh.; rCip, Kand.; rop, K. 
 
 (71) sap "serpent" ------- sanip, K. 
 
 (72) sarro "all" -------- sari, sorui, K. 
 
 (7?)) shastcr "iron" ------- sliistcrr, K. 
 
 (74) sherd "head" ------- sher, K.; shir, Deh.; sdr, Ghal; sorr, Ar. 
 
 (75) shila "fever" ------- shdl, Gh., Kaf. 
 
 (76) shilalo "cold" ------- shidalo, Gh. 
 
 (77) shing "horn" ------- shhig, Gh.; shang, Deh.; singh, Kaf.; /u'a;;*; and 
 
 /z«?M5r, K. 
 
 (78) shiiko "dry" -------- shiiko. As., Gh.; shiikclo, Kand. 
 
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 (79) shunava "hear" ------- shiiiin, As.; kshilin, Deh. 
 
 (80) sovava "sleep" ------ so, Gh., As. (imper.) 
 
 (81) stiari "star" (As.) ------ star, Ghal.; isidri. At.; istarik, Deh.; faro, Gh.. K., 
 
 Kand. 
 
 (82) sukdr "beautiful" ------ sugai, Kand. 
 
 (83) tatto "hot" -------- tatd, Gh., As. 
 
 (84) tcham "cheek" ------- harom, Gh.; hardnt, As.; harame, Kand. 
 
 (85) tchar "grass" ------- tshdr, K.; tschdrr, Gh., As. 
 
 (86) tchi "gill" -------- tshey "woman," Gh., As. 
 
 (87) tchinn-ava "cut" - tshinn (imper.), Gh., As.; tshinni, Kal. 
 
 (88) tchuri, tchori "knife" ----- tshiirr, Gh., Kh. 
 
 (89) tover "axe" -------- tipar, Ghal. 
 
 (90) vanro "egg" -------- ondrak, Kal. 
 
 (91) varo "flour" -------- brai, bre, Kaf. 
 
 (92) vast "hand" -------- host, Ar.; has, Kand.; dhast, Ghal.; dosht, dusht, 
 
 Kaf. 
 
 (93) vat "stone" -------- bat, Kand.; batt, Gh., As., Kal. 
 
 (94) vcsh "forest" ------- katsh, Ar. 
 
 (95) viisht "lip" -------- iisht "lips, mouth," Kal.; usht "lips," Kaf.; oosht 
 
 "lips," Deh. 
 
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