Baluchi
Baluchi , language belonging to the Iranian group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Indo-Iranian languages.
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Metathetic and non-metathetic form selection in Middle English.(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies; 8/6/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...and a vowel. In Germanic, metatheses, including r-metathesis, belong to the earliest processes and are present in each language belonging to that family. The transposition of a postvocalic r-sound to the prevocalic position is also attested in other Indo-European...
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Baluchi
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Baluchi PRONUNCIATION: bal-OOCH-i ALTERNATE NAMES: Baloch; Balochi...African coast POPULATION: 7.5 – 11 million LANGUAGE: Baluchi RELIGION: Islam (mostly Sunni Muslim; also the Zikr i sect...bombed villages and civilians in an effort to subdue the Baluchi rebels. Today, the Baluchi see ...
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Pakistan
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Pakistan ■ PAKISTANIS … 25 ■ BALUCHI … 35 ■ BRAHUI … 41 ■ PUNJABIS...include the Sindhi (13 percent), Pashtun (8.5 percent), the Baluchi (2.5 percent). For more information on the Sindhi, see the...
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Oman
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Oman ■ OMANIS … 17 The people of Oman are called Omanis. On the northern coast, there are groups of Baluchi, Iranian, and African people. In Muscat and Matrah, there are Indians, Baluchis, and Pakistanis. Tribal groups are estimated to number over 200.
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Hazaras
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...million (estimate) LANGUAGE: Dari (Khorasani Persian); Pashtu; Baluchi; Turkic RELIGION: Islam (Shi'ite Muslim) 1 • INTRODUCTION...Persian. In addition to Persian, some Hazaras also speak Pashtu, Baluchi, and Turkic. 4 • FOLKLORE Hazaras believe in common...
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Chagai
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, town, W Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan, on the trade route to Afghanistan and Iran. Pastoral Baluchi and Brahui inhabit the region, which is noted for its Oriental alabaster and other ornamental stones. British forces occupied Chagai in 1897.
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