The Natural History of the Varieties of Man

by R. G. Latham

Religion.—Brahminism, with a minimum amount of Paganism, Buddhism, Mahometanism. Sects, and intermediate creeds. Parseeism.

Language.—Non-Sanskritic in respect to its grammar, but so full of Sanskrit vocables as to appear to be Sanskritic in origin.

Alphabets.—Of the first class.

Quasi-Pulinda populations.—a. Bhils.—In the wider parts of the Vindhya chain, and northern part of the western Ghauts.

Kulis.—South of the Bhils of the Ghauts.

Ramusis, Berdars.—The Ghauts of the Mahratta country, south of the Kulis.

Waralis and Katodis.—The wilder part of the Concan.

Languages.—1. The Punjabi.—Conterminous with the Pushtú of Affghanistan. Literature recent, and of Hindu origin. The language of the Sikhs.

2. The Multani (Ooch).—Moultan; no native literature.

3. The Gipsy.—Considered here because, although spoken by Indians who are spread over Europe and Asia in general, rather than occupants of their natural soil, the Multan is the Indian dialect to which it is most allied.