272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is based on the Khapalu and Skardu dialects of Balti, a member of the Tibeto-Burman family, spoken in Baltistan. The work is distinguished by its phonetic acuity, particularly important in the case of Balti, whose importance to the Tibeto-Burman and Sino-Tibetan comparatists is its close phonetic relationship to the Tibetan script. This book will undoubtedly become a standard work for... Read more
Foreword by P. Denwood Preface Acknowledgements Map of Baltistan Introduction A.F.C. Read's Balti Grammar and dictionary The Khapalu and Skardu dialects Bielmeier's glossaries of West-Tibetan dialects Etymologies Entries: words and lexical items Phonetics, phonology and spelling The English-Tibetan section Notes Abbreviations References BALTI-ENGLISH DICTIONARY ENGLISH-BALTI DICTIONARY
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R.K. Sprigg
