Project Gutenberg 2001-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 553 Borrow, George 1803 1881 Borrow, George Henry Romano Lavo-Lil: Word Book of the Romany; Or, English Gypsy Language With Specimens of Gypsy Poetry, and an Account of Certain Gypsyries or Places Inhabited by Them, and of Various Things Relating to Gypsy Life in England Also titled: Romany Dictionary or Gypsy Dictionary. Transcribed from the 1905 John Murray edition by David Price "Romano Lavo-Lil: Word Book of the Romany; Or, English Gypsy Language" by George Borrow is a linguistic and cultural study written in the late 19th century. The book explores the Romany language, also known as the English Gypsy language, providing a detailed vocabulary alongside insights into the culture and customs of the Gypsies in England. It investigates the origins of Gypsy words, their grammatical structures, and how the language has evolved through interaction with other languages and cultures. The opening of the work begins with a playful exchange that's a sort of poetic introduction to the Romany language, inviting readers to engage with Gypsy culture through questions about language and music. Borrow then delves into the complexities and nuances of the Romany language, speaking to its rich but fragmented state, characterized by words from various languages and dialects. He discusses the origins of the Gypsy tongue, outlining the number of original Romany words in use today and the interesting grammatical features that set it apart from English. The author promises to elaborate on the vocabulary and poetry of the Romany people, emphasizing their unique linguistic heritage and the challenges of preserving their language in a predominantly English-speaking society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Romanies -- England Romanies -- Languages Romani poetry DX Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Language & Communication 371022 370930 2024-10-02T04:36:23.106594 2023-10-02T04:40:13.595641 text/html text/html 381820 2019-08-30T14:30:57 text/html 161058 2019-08-30T14:34:53 text/html application/zip 182152 2024-10-02T04:36:32.977512 application/epub+zip 181885 2024-10-02T04:36:25.046577 application/epub+zip 181144 2024-10-02T04:36:24.037569 application/epub+zip 322174 2024-10-02T04:36:37.605740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258149 2024-10-02T04:36:31.515540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257725 2022-09-02T05:42:46.571959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310379 310341 2024-10-02T04:36:21.000617 2023-10-02T04:40:11.847632 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 310343 2019-08-30T14:30:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 117594 2019-08-30T14:34:53 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20380 2024-10-02T04:36:37.750493 application/rdf+xml 9268 2024-10-02T04:36:24.156691 image/jpeg 1943 2024-10-02T04:36:24.097580 image/jpeg 162213 2024-10-02T04:36:23.137579 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia