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Chapter 32
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Chapter 46
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Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
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An Introduction to Spoken Kashmiri

Symbols & Abbreviations


 
READ  ME  FIRST THE SOUNDS OF KASHMIRI

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phonetic transcription
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phonemic transcription
(following a vowel) shows that a vowel is long, e.g. a:va:z 'sound'.  In  certain cases we have also used - above a vowel to indicate vowel length, e.g. na:n
(following a consonant) shows palatalization of a consonant, e.g., t'ol  'jealousy', kh'an 'food' 
(below a consonant) shows retroflexion, e.g., po:t  'fine silk thread'
adj. 
adjective
adv. 
adverb
conj. 
conjunction
emph. 
emphatic
f. 
feminine
hon. 
honorific
indef. 
indefinite
inf. 
infinitive
int. 
intransitive
inter. 
interrogative
m. 
masculine
n. 
noun
plu. 
plural
pro. 
pronoun
sing. 
singular
v. 
verb
HJ
Hobson-Jobson, A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, H. Yule and A.C. Burnell, London, 1886, reprinted 1968.
RGK
A Reference Grammar of Kashmiri, Braj B. Kachru, Urbana, 1969.

 

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