See Also: Balochi(encyclopedia)
wirra(1)(dictionary)
wirra(2)(dictionary)

wirra(2) (iou) and Balochi (sh)


wirra(2) (iou)



wirra noun. Austral. L19.
[Aboriginal: prob. repr. different words.]
A shallow wooden scoop used by Aborigines. L19.
= COUBA. E20.

Balochi (sh)




or Baluchi

Any member of a group of tribes speaking the Balochi language and inhabiting the province of Balochistan in Pakistan and neighbouring areas of Iran, Afghanistan, Bahrain, and the Punjab (India).

Some 70% of the total Balochi population live in Pakistan, where they are divided into two groups, the Sulaimani and the Makrani. Mentioned in 10th-century Arabic chronicles, they probably came originally from the Iranian plateau. Traditional Balochis are nomads, but settled agricultural existence is becoming more common. They raise camels and Other livestock and engage in carpet making and embroidery.