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The English Gypsy Language

3

Romano Lavo-Lil: Word-Book of the Romany

15

Rhymed List of Gypsy Verbs

71

Betie Rokrapenes: Little Sayings

76

Cotorres of Mi-Dibble’s Lil chiv’d adrey Romanes: Pieces of Scripture cast into Romany

85

The Lord’s Prayer in the Gypsy Dialect of Transylvania

92

Lil of Romano Jinnypen: Book of the Wisdom of the Egyptians

96

Romane Navior of Temes and Gavior: Gypsy Names of Countries and Towns

112

Thomas Rossar-mescro, or Thomas Herne

118

Kokkodus Artarus

129

Mang, Prala: Beg on, Brother

132

English Gypsy Songs:—

Welling Kattaney: The Gypsy Meeting

132

Lelling Cappi: Making a Fortune

136

The Dui Chalor: The Two Gypsies

138

Miro Romany Chi: My Roman Lass

142

Ava, Chi: Yes, my Girl

146

The Temeskoe Rye: The Youthful Earl

146

Camo-Gillie: Love-Song

148

p. viiiTugnis Amande: Woe is me

150

The Rye and the Rawne: The Squire and Lady

152

Romany Suttur Gillie: Gypsy Lullaby

154

Sharrafi Kralyissa: Our Blessed Queen

156

Plastra Lesti: Run for it!

156

Foreign Gypsy Songs:—

The Romany Songstress

161

L’Erajai: The Frair

162

Malbrun: Malbrouk

164

The English Gypsies:—

Tugney Beshor: Sorrowful Years

172

Their History

174

Gypsy Names

185

Fortune-Telling

197

The Hukni

201

Cauring

202

Metropolitan Gypsyries:—

Wandsworth

207

The Potteries

228

The Mount

235

Ryley Bosvil

241

Kirk Yetholm

253

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