1 SHCLMAUMSES. SWAXTTKBS. 319
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3 times the King of Coonner. The country is small and not strong,
4 Hor are the inhabitants warlike •, yet the Svnd, by his own prudence^
5 mv} probably by the respe( t paid to his ono;in, maintains a consider-
6 able de<?ree of consequence, lie pays some revenue, and iiimishea
7 one hundred and fifty horses to the King.
8 The Deggauns speak the lanf?uan;e whicli is mentioned under the
9 name of Lughuiaunee in the ( <iniiii tiiarit^ of Rauber, the Avenee
10 Akberee, aad other places. 1 lia\ c a vucabularv of the language,
11 which seems to be composed of Shanscrit and modern Persian, with
12 some words of Pushtoo, and a very large mixture of some unknown
13 loot.*
14 ■Hie graaker part of the murda, hofwrer, «ie SluniKrit, from
15 whhh we maef conclude, iStM the Deggaum ne of Induui ^origin,
16 though thqr are distinct firom- the Hindkees} caie mnat alio.be
17 taken not to eonfeund them with the Tanjika, whom .the A%hanna
18 awiietimea call Deggaun, by corruption fimn Dehkaun, a hnahand*
19 man*
20 /The Smimauneea- fonDoAj mhatnted Shuhnaun, on- the hanha of
21 Iha KamaxL Tbof afterwaids moved to Teen» and in the . end of
22 the fifteenth century, they were m Hsahtnngger. from .which ihcj
23 were expelled by the £uao£iyeB. The old Ai|||iaan wntera reckon
24 them Deggaims, but they appear to have used thiaword.-kioael^.
25 There are atill.a lew Shulmauneea in the Euaofiye -ooantij, who
26 have some remains of a peculiar language.
27 The Swautees, who are also sometimes called D^gauns, appear to
28 be of Indian origin. They formerly possessed a kingdom extending
29 from the western branch of the Hydaspes, to near .lellallabad. They
30 were f^i^fid IT rtllv confined to narrower limits by the Aftrhauu tribes;
31 and 8waut and Boonair^ their last seats, were reduced by the £usoi-
32 * I iMve to obMrte^ Atl I knmr nMhing of Slumsctit, bat made ny oonpul.
33 flOD.iHdi -dM Mp of two Montta Pundit*. It is possible that the words which M^nied
34 tomAtobciiHVtoaiMwdniMiitDngM^ aif iMliniliar to * bcttw onoital Mbolv.
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