Gurkhali

British

/ ˌɡʊəˈkɑːlɪ, ˌɡɜː- /

noun

the language of the Gurkhas, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family

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Gurkhali

A subaltern in a Gurkha regiment, for instance, must pass in Gurkhali, in a Mahratta regiment in Mahratti; and so on.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon

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