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Kashmiri* Culture
(* denotes a culture rather than a country)

Background: The Kashmiri vocabulary is mixed, containing Dardic, Sanskrit, Punjabi, and Persian elements. Religious differences are evident in vocabulary and choice of alphabet. The earliest example of the Kashmiri language is found in 94 four-line stanzas embedded in the Sanskrit philosophical work datee as late as the 15th century. The most famous poets of Kashmiri in this period were women.

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Proverbs from the Kashmiri* Culture
F
One and one are sometimes eleven.
R
Ignorance is the peace of life.
A
Eleven persons take eleven paths.
N
Saving mustard seeds in hand, while a watermelon escapes.
K
One man cut the barrage, and a thousand people fell into the river.
 

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