The Breadwinner 1 Vocabulary

A piece of cloth worn by women and girls to cover their hair and shoulders.

• chador

• jacket

• pants

• sweater

Capital of Afghanistan

• Mogadishu

• Mecca

• Moscow

• Kabul

A militant group that took control of Kabul, Afghanistan in 1996; they continue to work in Afghanistan today

• Al Shabab

• ISIS

• Taliban

• Rebels

One of two main languages of Afghanistan

• Spanish

• Pashtu

• Arabic

• English

One of two main languages of Afghanistan

• Dari

• English

• Arabic

• Hindi

a volunteer army; the Taliban is made up of volunteer soldiers

• militant

• million

• military

• militia

A long, tent-like garment worn by women. It covers the entire body and has a narrow mesh screen over the eyes.

• chador

• burqa

• scarf

• dress

broken stone or bricks; ruins

• rubble

• rocket

• Kabul

• bomb

The main character in The Breadwinner

• Father

• Nooria

• Ali

• Parvana

Parvana's older sister

• Mariam

• Sarah

• Parvana

• Nooria