LL-L "Nomads" 2002.08.28 (06) [E]

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Nomads

I wrote yesterday:

> Here is some elaboration on the words John Magnus provided above:
>
> Scottish:          Lovara Romany:
> _keer_ (a house)   kher (house)*
> _barry_ (good)     baro (great, big)**
> _shan_ (bad)       (shaijnoshan***)
> _gadgie_ (fellow)  gazho/gazhi (non-Rom)****
> _yarrie_ (egg)     (anro/arno (egg))
> _chaavie_ (child)  _shavo_ 'boy', 'children'*****
>
> *     This word for 'house' is quite old and used in many
>       languages, including Mongolic and Indo-Aryan ones.
> **    _barimo_ 'largeness', 'size', _barimango_ 'proud'; 'good'
>       is _lazho_ ~ _ladzho_
> ***   'unfortunate(ly)'
> ****  masc./fem., vs _rom/romni_ 'Rom', more neutral _mursh_ 'man',
>       _zhuvli_ 'woman', though by default also denoting 'Rom'
> ***** vs _raklo_ 'non-Rom boy', _rakli_ 'non-Rom girl'

Brgl. = Burgenland (Austria) Romany
Lova. = Lovara Romany
Kald. = Kalderash Romany
Sepe. = Sepechides (Balkan) Romany

              Brgl.    Lova.   Kald.                 Sepe.
house:        kher     kher    khêrêsko, kher, khêr  kher
great:        baro     baro    barikano              baro
to vomit:     chand-
to regret:    shanin-
non-Rom man:  gadzho   gazho   gazho, gazo           gadzho
child (boy):  chavo    shavo   shav(o(rho))          cchavo

Cheers!
Reinhard/Ron

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