A Sketch of the Modern Languages of the East Indies: Accompanied by Two Language-mapsTrübner & Company, 1878 - 198 pages |
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Page 40 - Las been discovered in the language of their conquerors. The Brahui enables us to trace the Dravidian race beyond the Indus to the southern confines of Central Asia. The Brahui language, considered as a whole, seems to be derived from the same source as the Panjabi and Sindhi, but it evidently contains a Dravidian element...
Page 40 - Philologists, and it is to be hoped, that the Government of India will take steps to have a proper Grammar prepared, as the materials and access to the people are no longer wanting. The Language is also called Kur Gali, or