Dardistan in 1866, 1886 and 1893 / Being an account of the history, religions, customs, legends, fables, and songs of Gilgit, Chilas, Kandia (Gabrial), Dasin, Chitral, Hunsa, Nagyr, and other parts of the Hindukush, as also a supplement to the second edition of the Hunza and Nagyr handbook and an epitome of part III of the author's "The languages and races of Dardistan"

by G. W. Leitner

• Khudá tálá yúṇ, Rajab.
• Shahqadar, Shaaban.
• Rozoṇ yúṇ, Ramazan.
• Lukut (smaller) eed yúṇ, Shawal.
• Kháli yúṇ, Zi Qáad.
• Gháíṇ eed yúṇ, Zi Haj.
• Hasan Husain yúṇ, Muharram.
• Chár bheyáṇ (four sisters), four months of Rabiulawwal: Rabi 2, Jamadi 1, Jamadi 2.

• man, máṇsho.
• male, mésh.
• woman, gharoṇ.
• new-born child, chinot.
• girl, mati.
• virgin, bikra-mati.
• bachelor, cháur.
• old man, zárá.
• old woman, zírí.
• puberty, zuáni.
• life, zhigi.
• death, máreg.
• sickness, ráṇs.
• sick, najúr.
• health, mith ráhat.
• relation, zhává.
• brotherhood, sak zhá.
• friend, yár.
• aunt, máfi.
• father, abá.
• paternal uncle, pichá.
• mother, yá.
• brother, zhá.
• sister, bhiyúṇ.
• son, púsh.
• daughter, dhí.
• daughter’s husband, zamá zhú.
• grandson, pázho.
• granddaughter, pozhi.
• nephew, zhá-lichh.
• husband, baryú.
• wife’s brother, shábri.
• wife’s mother, ichosh.
• wife’s father, shor.
• pregnancy, ghaleíṇ.
• nurse, razáí mahal.
• priest, moláṇ.
• mosque, jamáat.
• pupil, shágar.
• sportsman, dháuzír.
• goldwasher, keryáṇ.
• peasant, déqán.
• horse-stealer, gálwáṇ.
• robber, lú.
• brick-baker, ustá kár.
• butcher, qasábi.
• shepherd, payál.
• cowherd, go-chár.
• groom, kharbal.

• body, surté adúmá.
• skin, chám.
• bones, hár.
• marrow, métho.
• flesh, maséṇ.
• fat, miyún.
• blood, rát.
• veins, rage.
• head, shish.
• occiput, shisháṇ-kokar.
• brain, metho.
• curls, chaṇdú.
• tresses, pétú.
• forehead, tál.
• eyes, aṇchhi.
• eyebrow, ruzí.
• eyelids, papáíṇ.
• pupil, machhá.
• tears, áṇchhe.
• ears, kaná.
• hearing, shúoṇ.
• cheeks, hargel.
• chin, dáí.
• nose, nathúr.
• nostrils, shúli.
• odour, gháṇ.
• sneezing, zhitá.
• upper lip, bul-dhút.
• nether lip, múṇ-dhút.
• mouth, áiṇ.
• taste, khoṇd.
• licking, chara.
• sucking, chúshoṇ.
• beard, dáí-bál.
• moustaches, phuṇge.
• teeth, daná.
• tongue, zíb.
• jaw, tálú.
• throat, marri.
• neck, shák.
• shoulder, phyá.
• back, dah.
• fore-arm, mutá.
• palm, kát-zil.
• nails, naḳhá.
• thumb, aṇgú.
• middle finger, mazwál angúi.
• breast, heṇ li.
• lungs, phap.
• liver, shúr.
• kidneys, juká.
• breath, dhéṇs.
• coughing, kháṇg.
• spleen, shiyáṇ.
• belly, vari.
• side, shígát.
• ribs, pash.
• thighs, sethi.
• knee, kútá.
• feet, khurá.
• sole, sháṇdá.

• anger, rush.
• aversion, achháq.
• boastful, amá-tikú.
• cheating, tḥag.
• courage, hyo-kura.
• cowardice, bhiyáto.

• blind, shéo.
• deaf, borá.
• dumb, cháo.
• dwarf, khátoṇ.
• giant, zhigo.
• hunch-back, dakoro.
• stammering, hup-hup.
• one-eyed, ek-áchhá.

• bed, shi-úṇ.
• broom, láhúli.
• canal, yáh.
• fort, kalá.
• house, báo.
• ladder, párchaṇgi.
• street, durro.
• water-jug, dhomb-lú.
• wall, kúṛ.
• window, bá-úṇ.

• guest, maláshi.
• host, malásh-khais.
• breakfast, vépli.
• midday meal, ashari-goli.
• luncheon, mazardiṇ-goli.
• evening meal, bilalú-ki-goli.
• sour dough, kham birá.
• light, lawár.

• I, má.
• thou, tú.
• he, úṇ.
• we, améṇ.
• you, tus.
• they, áiṇ.

• great, ghéroṇ.
• small, lakho.
• much, che.
• beautiful, sugá.
• ugly, adash.
• clean, sáf.
• dirty, mulgán.
• deep, khatoṇ.
• rich, poyandá.
• poor, kám toáṇ.
• miserly, sakh.

• oath, súgáu.