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
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There are numerous other languages spoken by minorities in the population, including Brahui, Burushaski and Hindko.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2015
The Nimruz Front, as it was known, was led by Abdul Karim Brahui, who, when I visited the province, was serving as its governor.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2012
In 2001, when Abdul Karim Brahui became the governor of Nimruz in the midst of one of the region’s worst droughts in history, the Lashkari Canal and the Helmand River both ran dry.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2012
With his slouching posture and narrow eyes — which seem always on the verge of closing, even midsentence, for a long, deep sleep — Brahui is a quiet leader in the most literal sense.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2012
The khan of Kalat, the native ruler of Baluchistan, is himself a Brahui, and a lineal descendant of Kumbar, former chief of the Kumbarini, a Brahui tribe.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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