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Brahui

[ brah-hoo-ee ]

noun

  1. a member of a nomadic people of Baluchistan.
  2. the Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui.


Brahui

/ brɑːˈhuːɪ /

noun

  1. a language spoken in Pakistan, forming an isolated branch of the Dravidian family
  2. -hui-huis a member of the people that speaks this language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

“Out there, a car or a person walking can be seen from miles away,” Brahui told me.

“He says they are Brahuis from the Bolân side, going further in.”

The Turko-Iranian type, including the Baloch, Brahui, and Afghans of Baluchistan and the North-West Frontier Provinces, all Muhammadans, with broad head, long prominent nose, abundant hair, fair complexion and tall stature.

The Baluchi language resembles the modern Persian, the Brahui presents points of agreement with the Dravidian languages of India.

The origin of the Brahuis is an ethnological mystery.

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