- a variation of Hindustani.
Hindoostani
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I hurried on in much anxiety, as my wife did not speak Hindoostani, and neither ayah nor bearers spoke English.
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
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
The worst of Thangal’s behaviour was, that he spoke in Manipuri, and in the presence of the Burmese messengers, who understood it, instead of in Hindoostani which no one but myself understood.
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
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