Author : Claus Peter Zoller
Release : 2005
Genre : Foreign Language Study
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis A Grammar and Dictionary of Indus Kohistani: Dictionary by : Claus Peter Zoller

Download or read book A Grammar and Dictionary of Indus Kohistani: Dictionary written by Claus Peter Zoller. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indus Kohistani is a major language of the Dardic group of Indo-Aryan languages. It is spoken in North Pakistan along the west bank of the Indus. The Dardic languages are - in the words of the eminent linguist R.L. Turner - linguistically of great interest. They are of crucial importance for our understanding of the early stages of Indo-Aryan (Sanskrit) and of its prehistory. The dictionary contains around 8.000 entries, many of which are supplemented with parallels from other languages (Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dravidian, etc.), and with information about their origin. The book is presently the most comprehensive dictionary of a Dardic language and a rich source for linguists and South Asian philologists.