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. a member of the people that speaks this language

Example Sentences

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

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

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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.

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

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The origin of the Brahuis is an ethnological mystery.

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