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THE NESTORIANS AND THEIR RITUALS.
of Mosul, and are said to deem it a crime worthy of excommunication for one of their number to refer a dispute to the regularly appointed Mohammedan judges. These have certain festivals of their own, which they commemorate by circular dances, resembling those of the Yezeedees. Another sect, found on the banks of the Hazir behind Jebel Makloob, are charged, like some of the African tribes by Niebuhr, with not restricting the rite of circumcision to the males among them. Another called Be-Juan, which I met with in the vicinity of Nimrood, have a peculiar dialect not intelligible to the Coords generally. The following short vocabulary may assist some philologist in ascertaining the probable source of the different words, several of which I recognise as Persian and Arabic.
Book ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Kitâb.
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Dog ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Sipé.
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House ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Yaané.
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King ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Melek.
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Man ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Insân.
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Horse ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Hesb.
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Boy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Awêl.
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Great ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Gawré.
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Girl ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Knatché.
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Father ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Babò.
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Mother ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Da, Daja.
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Sow ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Bia.
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Fire ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Awar.
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Water ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Av.
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Earth ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Zimi.
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Heaven ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Asmân.
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River ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Jai.
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Ass ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Herr.
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Sword ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Shimsher. |
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Mountain ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Ko.
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Town ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Shehr.
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Come here! ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Boyin da.
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Go! ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Bilé.
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Where are you going? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Kan da meli.
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Bring water! ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Av héra.
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One ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Ikju.
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Two ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Dué.
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Three ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Sé.
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Four ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Tchwàr.
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Five ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Penj.
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Six ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Shish.
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Seven ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Avt.
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Eight ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Esht.
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Nine ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | No.
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Ten ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Da.
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Eleven ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Yanzdé.
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Twenty ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | Bizt. |
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After waiting for two hours in expectation of the baggage-mules, and the guards sent with us by the Pasha of Diarbekir, which had been left in the rear of our party, we began to be uneasy about their fate, and despatched messengers in every direction to learn their whereabouts. We could gain no intelligence of them, the rain continued to descend, and so Mrs. Badger, Mr. Fletcher, and I, together with our Greek servant Georgio, were obliged to avail ourselves of the hospitality of the Cocher for food and bedding. The food was good, and as we
