Romano Lavo-Lil: word book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language by George Henry Borrow
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of the ancient Sclavonian songs, and contains the questions which two
strange Gypsies, who suddenly meet, put to each other, and the answers which they return. In using the following Vocabulary the Continental manner of pronouncing certain vowels will have to be observed: thus ava must be pronounced like auva, according to the English style; ker like kare, miro like meero, zi like zee, and puro as if it were written pooro. ROMANO LAVO-LIL--WORD-BOOK OF THE ROMANY A ABRI, ad. prep. Out, not within, abroad: soving abri, sleeping abroad, not in a house. Celtic, Aber (the mouth or outlet of a river). Acai / Acoi, ad. Here. Adje, v. n. To stay, stop. See Atch, az. Adrey, prep. Into. Ajaw, ad. So. Wallachian, Asha. Aladge, a. Ashamed. Sans. Latch, laj. |
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