vowel in the first syllable as a short ‘i’

The pronunciation of the vowel in the first syllable as a short

‘i’ is unknown

among the people themselves, but common in India. The form Biluch or Biluch
(Belooch) may be conveniently retained for such fragments of the race as are
detached from the main stock and found isolated in India, such as the criminal
tribe of the North-West Provinces and the Eastern Panjab, the camel-men of
Lahore, or the Pashto-speaking Biluch of Paniala in Dera Ismail Khan.