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ROMANO LAVO-LIL WORD-BOOK OF THE ROMANY OR,
ENGLISH GYPSY LANGUAGE WITH SPECIMENS OF GYPSY
POETRY, AND AN ACCONT OF CERTAIN GYPSYRIES OR
PLACES INHABITED BY THEM, AND OF VARIOS THINGS
RELATING TO GYPSY LIFE IN ENGLAND.
by George Borrow

Contents:
The English Gypsy Language Romano Lavo-Lil: Word-book of the
Romany Rhymed List of Gypsy Verbs Betie Rokrapenes: Little
Sayings Cotorres of Mi-dibble's Lil. Chiv'd Adrey Romanes: Pieces of
Scripture cast into Romany The Lord's Prayer in the Gypsy Dialect of
Transylvania Lil of Romano Jinnypen: Book of the Wisdom of the
Egyptians Romane Navior of Temes and Gavior: Gypsy Names of
Countries and Towns Thomas Rossar-Mescro, or Thomas Herne

Kokkodus Artarus Mang, Prala: Beg on, Brother English Gypsy Songs
Welling Kattaney: The Gypsy Meeting Lelling Cappi: Making a
Fortune The Dui Chalor: The Two Gypsies Miro Romany Chi: My
Roman Lass Ava, Chi: Yes, my Girl The Temeskoe Rye: The Youthful
Earl Camo-Gillie: Love Song Tugnis Amande: Woe is me The Rye and
the Rawne: The Squire and Lady Romany Suttur Gillie: Gypsy Lullaby
Sharrafi Kralyissa: Our Blessed Queen Plastra Lesti: Run for it!
Foreign Gypsy Songs The Romany Songstress L'Erajai: The Frair
Malbrun: Malbrouk The English Gypsies Tugney Beshor: Sorrowful
Years Their History Gypsy Names Fortune-Telling The Hukni Cauring
Metropolitan Gypsyries Wandsworth The Potteries The Mount Ryley
Bosvil Kirk Yetholm

"Can you rokra Romany? Can you play the bosh? Can you jal adrey the
staripen? Can you chin the cost?"
"Can you speak the Roman tongue? Can you play the fiddle? Can you
eat the prison-loaf? Can you cut and whittle?"
The Author of the present work wishes to state that the Vocabulary,
which forms part of it, has existed in manuscript for many years. It is
one of several vocabularies of various dialects of the Gypsy tongue,
made by him in different countries. The most considerable-- that of the
dialect of the Zincali or Rumijelies (Romany Chals) of Spain--was
published in the year 1841. Amongst those which remain unpublished
is one of the Transylvanian Gypsy, made principally at Kolosvar in the
year 1844.
December 1, 1873.
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