Part 28 (1/2)

_Duff_, _Dhupah_, Smoke.

_Sneepa_, _Sweta_, White.

_Callo_, _Cala_, Black.

_Sherro_, _Sira_, The head.

_Rajah_, _Rajah_, Lord.

_Vast_, _Hastah_, The hand.

_Praw_, _Putra_, Son.

_Gave_, or _Gan_, _Gramam_, A village.

_Mar_, _Mar_, To strike.

_Loudnie_, _Lodha_, loved, A wh.o.r.e.

In order to show the relations.h.i.+p of the language of the Gipsies in Scotland, England, Germany, Hungary, Spain, and Turkey, and the affinity between it and the Persian, Hindostanee, Sanscrit, Pali, and Kawi, I append a table containing the first ten numerals in all these tongues:

TABLE OF THE FIRST TEN NUMERALS IN VARIOUS GIPSY DIALECTS, COMPARED WITH THOSE IN OTHER ORIENTAL LANGUAGES.

++------++-----------+--------+------------+-------+--------+-------+

Scottish

English

German

Hunga-

Hunga-

Turkish

Gipsy.

Gipsy.

Gipsy.

rian

rian

Gipsy.

Eng-

Gipsy.

Gipsy.

lish. ++-----------+--------+------------+-------+--------+-------+

W. S.

HOYLAND.

GRELLMANN.

BRIGHT.

BORROW.

HOYL'D.

++------++-----------+--------+------------+-------+--------+-------+

One

Yaik

Aick

Ick, Ek

Jeg

Jek

Yeck

Two

Duie

Dooce

Duj, Doj

Dui

Dui

Duy

Three

Trin

Trin

Trin, Tri

Tri

Trin

Trin

Four

Tor

{Shtar,

Schtar, Star

Stah

Schtar

Shtiar

{Staur

Five

Punch, Fo

Panji

{Pantsch,

Paunch

Pansch

Panch

{Pansch

Six

Shaigh

Shove

{Tschowe,

Schof

Tschov

Shove

{Schow, Sof

Seven

Naivairn

Heftan

Efta

Epta

Efta

Efta

[221]

Eight

{Naigh,

...

Ochto

Opto

Ochto

Okto

{Luften

Nine

Line

Henya

Enja, Eija

Ennia

Enija

Enia

Ten

Nay

Desh

Desch, Des

Desh

D[=o]sch

Desh

++------++-----------+--------+------------+-------+--------+-------+

++------++--------+--------+-------+---------+---------+-------+-------++

Spanish

Persian.

Vulgar

Sanscrit.

Sanscrit.

Pali.

Kawi.

Gipsy.

Hindo-

Eng-

stanee.

lish. ++--------+--------+-------+---------+---------+-------+-------+

BORROW.

BORROW.

JOHN

POLOCK.

BORROW.