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Romano Lavo-Lil

Word Book of the Romany; Or, English Gypsy Language

by George Borrow

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1874
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English Gypsy speech is set down by George Borrow in a word-book first printed in 1874, with an essay on the language, a rhymed list of verbs and little sayings. He also gathers pieces of scripture cast into Romany, songs including a lullaby and a love-song, and a Transylvanian version of the Lord's Prayer.

Later sections cover Gypsy history, names and fortune-telling, and visit Gypsy haunts called gypsyries, among them Wandsworth, the Potteries and Kirk Yetholm. Borrow had published a vocabulary of the Spanish Gypsy dialect in 1841.

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George Borrow was an English writer, translator, linguist, and traveler whose books draw on encounters across Britain and continental Europe. John Murray issued Lavengro in 1851; it blends autobiography and fiction as its wandering narrator moves through barrack towns, London literary work, and meetings with Romani communities.

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First published
1874
Reading time
About 3 hours
Pages
149
Language
English
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