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kiṣṭúuču

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Phalura

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Etymology

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From Kamviri [script needed] (kṣto) +‎ -úuču, the ethnic self-designation of the Kṣto people (who speak Kṣtë́viri), a subgroup of Nuristani speakers.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kiṣṭúuču (feminine kiṣṭúuči, Perso-Arabic spelling کِݜٹُوچوۡ)

  1. Nuristani, from Nuristan

Noun

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kiṣṭúuču (feminine kiṣṭúuči, Perso-Arabic spelling کِݜٹُوچوۡ)

  1. person from Nuristan

References

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  1. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2021) “Terminological proposals for the Nuristani languages”, in Himalayan Linguistics[1], volume 20, number 1, pages 28–64

Further reading

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  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “kiṣṭúuču”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN