Names of plants in Kalam Kohistani (Pakistan)

Authors

Joan L.G. Baart, SIL-UND
Esther L. Baart-Bremer, SIL-UND
Muhammad Zaman Sagar, SIL-UND

DOI

10.31356/silwp.vol48.01

Abstract

This paper presents a preliminary ethnobotanical lexicon of plant names in the Kalam Kohistani language, spoken in the mountainous north of Pakistan. The list includes 203 Kalam Kohistani plant lexemes, with their English and Urdu glosses; 137 of these are tentatively identified with their Latin scientific names. Many of the glosses include brief notes on the occurrence and local uses of the plants. The paper ends with an index of 116 English common plant names with their Kalam Kohistani equivalents, followed by an index of scientific names.

Recommended Citation

Baart, Joan L.G.; Baart-Bremer, Esther L.; and Sagar, Muhammad Zaman (2004) "Names of plants in Kalam Kohistani (Pakistan)," Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session: Vol. 48, Article 1.
DOI: 10.31356/silwp.vol48.01
Available at: https://commons.und.edu/sil-work-papers/vol48/iss1/1