Hindoostani
Americannoun
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I was glad to renew my acquaintance with Butler, whom I had known when he first landed in India in 1861, and I was in Fort William, studying for my Hindoostani examination.
From My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills by Johnstone, James Johnstone, chevalier de
Another man, whom he called as a witness, spoke good Hindoostani, and on my enquiring where he learned it, he said he was a Manipuri from Sylhet.
From My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills by Johnstone, James Johnstone, chevalier de
I met a Burmese, who spoke Hindoostani, and gave me a letter from Mr. Morgan, telling me that he and his party were all well, and earnestly longing for our arrival.
From My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills by Johnstone, James Johnstone, chevalier de
No difference can be more marked than between the Hindoostani and the Malay.
From The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy by Keppel, Henry
They were freely brought in, and the little luxuries that Hindoostani troops require over and above what can be bought on the spot, were taken down by traders.
From My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills by Johnstone, James Johnstone, chevalier de
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