Brahui
Americannoun
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a member of a nomadic people of Baluchistan.
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the Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui.
noun
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a language spoken in Pakistan, forming an isolated branch of the Dravidian family
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a member of the people that speaks this language
Example Sentences
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“Out there, a car or a person walking can be seen from miles away,” Brahui told me.
From New York Times
“He says they are Brahuis from the Bolân side, going further in.”
From Project Gutenberg
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.
From Project Gutenberg
The Baluchi language resembles the modern Persian, the Brahui presents points of agreement with the Dravidian languages of India.
From Project Gutenberg
The origin of the Brahuis is an ethnological mystery.
From Project Gutenberg
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