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Brahui
(Bra¦hui)
Pronunciation:
/brəˈhuːi/
noun
(
plural
)
1
a member of a pastoral people of western Pakistan.
2
[
mass noun
]
the language of the Brahui, a Dravidian language isolated for several thousand years from other members of the family. It has nearly 2 million speakers.
adjective
relating to the Brahui or their language.
Origin:
from Brahui
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