The Zincali: Or, An Account of the Gypsies of Spain. With an Original Collection of Their Songs and Poetry, and a Copious Dictionary of Their Language, Volume 2J. Murray, 1841 - Romani language |
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abillar Abillela Alalá Alguazil amongst Andalusia andial aocana Arab araquerar Aunsos Bato blessed Brono buchí caba Cales camelo cant chaborí Chachipé chalo Chanispero chen chibel Chuquel coin concubinage DEBLA desquero dialect dicando dicar diñar Duquende duquipen earth Esden estaripel Europe evil fendi Foutsa friar Germania Gitáno language Gitános Gitános of Spain grief guage guilló Gypsy tongue heaven Hervas Holy hombre Italy Lord Majaro mangue Manjari menda Miquelets Moorish Moriscos mother mulés native Nonrro o'er oclinde ondoba origin Ostebé otarpes Panchabo pani penelo Pers Persian persos poetry Pontius Pilate prep present day prison pron province of Spain pusca rachi Robár robber jargon romí Rommany s.pl Sanscrit sardañá saro sata Seville signifies soscabar soscabela Spaniards Spanish speech spoken sueste surdan thee thieves thievish thou tramistó Trin trincha trupo tute Undebel Virgin vocabulary whilst words yesque ZINCALI
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Page 103 - I am not very willing that any language should be totally extinguished. The similitude and derivation of languages afford the most indubitable proof of the traduction of nations, and the genealogy of mankind. They add often physical certainty to historical evidence; and often supply the only evidence of ancient migrations, and of the revolutions of ages which left no written monuments behind them.
Page 135 - And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; "men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Page 131 - And He said, Take heed that ye be not led astray : for many shall come in My name, saying, I am He, and, The time is at hand : go ye not after them.
Page 135 - And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Page 121 - Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death. Amen.
Page 129 - So I went with them to a music booth, where they made me almost drunk with gin, and began to talk their flash language, which I did not understand...
Page 156 - ... to the philologist, who, whilst stigmatising them as words of mere vulgar invention, or of unknown origin, has been far from dreaming that a little more research or reflection would have proved their affinity to the Sclavonic, Persian, or Romaic, or perhaps to the mysterious object of his veneration, the Sanscrit, the sacred tongue of the palm-covered regions of Indj words originally introduced into Europe by objects too miserable to occupy for a moment his lettered attention, — the despised...
Page 35 - ... on whom he can rely, save his sister, and wishes for a messenger to carry unto her the tale of his sufferings, confident that she would hasten at once to his assistance. And what can be more touching than the speech of the relenting lover to the fair one whom he has outraged ? " Extend to me the hand so small, Wherein I see thee weep, For O thy balmy tear-drops all I would collect and keep.
Page 153 - I met a dell, I viewed her well, She was benship to my watch : So she and I did stall and cloy Whatever we could catch. ' This doxy dell can cut ben whids, And wap well for a win, And prig and cloy so benshiply, All daisy-ville within. ' The hoyle was up, we had good luck, In frost for and in snow ; When they did seek, then we did creep And plant the roughman's low.