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

1. 1. Shammi Shah Shaîtingêy mítojo.
   2. Shammi Shah Shaíting, from his courtyard.

1. 1. Djálle
   2. The green fields’
   3. tshâye
   4. birds
   5. dûloe
   6. promenade
   7. dên.
   8. they give.

1. 1. Nyé
   2. They (near)
   3. tziréye
   4. twitter
   5. tshayote
   6. birds
   7. kóy bijéy.
   8. who fears?[25]

1. 1. Tómi tom
   2. From tree to tree
   3. shiudóke
   4. a whistle
   5. dên.
   6. they give.

1. 1. Alldátey
   2. Alldát’s
   3. pótskeyn
   4. grandson’s
   5. mítojo.
   6. from the courtyard.

1. 1. Djalle
   2. The green fields
   3. tshaye
   4. birds
   5. dúloe
   6. promenade
   7. dên.
   8. give.

1. 1. Nyé
   2. They
   3. tziréye
   4. twitter
   5. tshayote
   6. birds
   7. kóy bijey.
   8. who fears?[25]

1. 1. Tomi tom;
   2. From tree to tree;
   3. shiudôke
   4. a whistling
   5. den.
   6. they give.

Shammi Shah Shaíthing was one of the founders of the Shín rule. His wife, although she sees her husband surrounded by women anxious to gain his good graces, rests secure in the knowledge of his affections belonging to her and of her being the mother of his children. She, therefore, ridicules the pretensions of her rivals, who, she fancies, will, at the utmost, only have a temporary success. In the above still preserved song she says, with a serene confidence, not shared by Indian wives.

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