The Turkish language in the Afghan Court
The language of the Afghan is Poshtu; the Tajiks, or
aborigines of the country, speak Poshtu and Persian. In the Durbar there is
more Poshtu than Persian spoken, and more Persian than Turki. If Dost Mahomed
addresses an Afghan, he speaks Poshtu. To the Kuzzelbash of Kabul, and visitors
from Turkistan, he speaks Turki. Persian is spoken occasionally by all.
Vigne, Godfrey Thomas, A personal narrative of a visit to Ghuzni, Kabul,
and Afghanistan, and of a residence at the court of Dost Mohamed, with notices
of Runjit Sing, Khiva, and the Russian expedition. ― London: Whittaker &
Co. Ave Maria Lane, 1840, pp. 355.
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