Onomatopœia in Dari
kak (shudan) – to hiccup
qOh qO (handa kadan) – to belly laugh
zuft (kadan) – to faint
chak chak (kadan) – to clap
tak tak (kadan) – to knock
puf (kadan) – to blow
chercherak – cricket
put put (sile mekona) – to look sneakily
Irony
Today we learned that when the Soviets came into Afg, they used an ooRah! cheer. Urrra is the call Afghan shepherds use for sheep.
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