Romany/English Dictionary

čhojralo / BRADAT http://www.dundjer.co.rs/recnik/?polje=srpski       
. Romane garadine alava = Romske zagonetke 1980

http://www2.arnes.si/~eusmith/Romany/glossary.html


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To Del o Del. Tumenge thaj tyumare familijenge, shukar Sunto Krechuno! Thaj baxtalo Nyevo Beresh, vojasa, zorasa, sastyipesa, losshasa, pachasa, barvalipesa, thaj Beres but kamipesa pherdos!

Nais tuke phrala Glenn Taikon aldyi o Del sa tiri familiia, ai sa tiro nipo, bahtiasa, zorasa, sastymasa, ai barvalymasa.

Pativeale Romalen!
Me te e mere INDIAKE manusha mangen tume sarenge sa Lachipe, te Tatipe, te sa Sastipe, te "O BAXTALO NEVO BERSH 2007!"
Achen e Devaloresa!
O tumaro Phral kataro INDIA.
JANARDHAN PATHANIA

Te del o drago del savorren buth baxt thaj sastjipe kado SUnto Kretjuno thaj te aresen les zhi shele bershende loshasa. Thaj o nevo bersh kaj so pashol, bersh bershestar, maj baxthale, maj saste, thaj maj zurale. Ditjol ke Lovari sim udji : - )

Te avel tumenge Baxtalo o Sunto Krecuno te keren les ande shelebershende ande bax ande zor thaj sastipe tumare chavorenca tumare phurenca, sa tumare manushenca!
Mindig te aven ketane ande kadala djes te na bistren tumare manushen.
Sa so mangen kathar o Sunto Del te del tumen kodo o Del


Romani baht te resel tumen ando nevo bersh 2007 !

But baht thai satipe te del tumen o Del , te arakhel o Del tumare chaven thai tumen .

Te del o Del but bahtori tahi satipe tumare familienge.

Te oven veste sa so si roma andi sasti Europa.

Te zoraliovel tumari buti , kiti si tumen bala tumare sherende aborkha pares te oven tumare djebende.

Te anel o nevo bersh but godi e romge te arakhen ek than te vazden baro kher te na phiren dromende.

Mai palal te del o del sastipe so si manushenge te del len o Del lachi godi te na maren pes mashkar peste .Te gilaben te kheln te den ekvash maro okolenge.Te den poro duito gad pe phralenge.

Bdhtalo Bojiki
Romani Bhat Foundation , Sofia ,Bulgaria
Mihail Georgiev , Miglena MIhailova , Emilia Dancheva, Angel Asenov, Dimitar Dimitrov, Kaloian , Anelia, Sulio,Roza tahi aver.

ROMALEN, PHRALALEN...
BUT BAHT THAJ SASTIPE ANDO NEVO 2007 BERS.
MAJBUT KUPATE TE KERA BUTI.
SASTE GODJASATE GNDINA.
TE DA AMARO VAS AMARE PHRALENGE THAJ PHENJENGE KO AVUTNO 2007 BERS.

DEAR ROMA BROTHERS,
I WISH YOU LUCKY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR.
I HOPE THE NEW 2007 WILL BRING US TO WORK MORE TOGETHER.
I HOPE WE WILL BRING WISER DECISIONS.
GIVE YOUR HAND TO HELP OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

Feinde, ich küsse euch auf die Stirn, da ihr kein Gesicht habt.
Enemies, I kiss you on the forehead, because you have no face.
Ennemis, je vous embrasse sur le front, parce que vous n'avez pas de visage.
Inimigos, eu beijo você na testa, porque você não tem cara.

Dushmajaljen, tschumidav tumen ano tschikat, se najtumen iftira.


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Mishto hom me dikava tute. Ne rakesa tu Romanes? (I am glad to see you. Can you not speak Romany? ... But baxt thaj sastipe! Much luck and health! Chaches phenes! You are telling the truth! Lachipe thaj baxt tuke katar miri yilo! Best regards to you from my heart! Te aves baxtalo tu thaj sari tiri familia! Luck to you and your whole family! Me mangav tuke baxt! I wish you the luck! Mishto sim! I am ok! Nais tuke vas lache nevi pena! Thank you for the good news! Lacho deves! Have a nice day! Baxtalo drom! Lucky way! Lacho rat! Have a good night! Si e kerdo! It is done! Parikerav tut vas tiro lacho ilo! Thank you for your kind heart! Gadje! Non Romani person Familia! Family Phral! Brother Phen! Sister Mishto avilan! Welcome Lacho deves! Good afternoon Liloro! Gypsy mail Miro anav! My name is... Ha tuke! To you Me kamav te khelav! I want to dance Sar mai san? How are you? So nevo? What's new? San tu Rom? Are you Gypsy? Me voliv tu! I love you Chi mai diklem ande viatsa! I never saw such a thing in my life! baxt, sastimus! Luck and health Dikes oda baro shero! Look at that show-off (Lovara dialect) Lavuta! Violin Si-ma dosta! I have enough Shai to gilabav thaj te khelav! Let's sing and dance Shai te hav thaj te piav! Let's eat and drink Lachi rat! Good night Tatcho! True


Ach mishto, stay well or stay cool Devla, vocative of Devel Dikes oda barn shero, Look at that show-off. Lovara dialect diklo (m. sing.), scarf, headscarf, handkerchief. diwano (m. sing.), meeting, discussion dopo (m. sing.), the axle of a car with one wheel mount sawn off which serves as a portable anvil among the Coppersmith Gypsies dukyaiya (m. pl.), stores; Lit. store fronts which serve as fortunetelling parlors for Gypsy women in North America. galbi (f. pl.), gold coins, usually worn around the neck on a chain Gazho si dilo, The non-Gypsy is a fool Gazhya (f. plur.), non-Gypsy women, plural of Gazhi Iwon nashentar, They are eloping too kai (adv.), where Kai e Tinka?, Where is Tinka? Kana, when Karalo, lustful Kon san tu? Who are you? Love, money Shave, sons, children Sinto, a man of the Sinti group of Gypsies Sinteza, a woman of the Sinti group of Gypsies Si-tu, have you Wortako, partner, friend or buddy



Heu man hi

mai grau ma jagga brai u kamm ab miru mui du hal ab miri rig baschdu digga man druium und digga ha mangi tschas ham bachdaless fur gowa heu man hi digains nei wawri ninna heu lan hi dais nid gergi bud tschinaban i bacht didiga man heu man hi glan mari jagga an maru si digga heu man hi tscha maru drom ninna di pares man hi i sor gra nei lauda heu man glan hi digga man druium und digga ha mangi tschal ham bachdaless fur gowa heu man hi

What we have

I open my eyes the sun warms my face You are by my side We hang onto our thoughts how it use to be Are happy with what we got Would others only see what they have Then there wouldn't be so much envy and hate Fortunately we can feel and see it We go our ways even if we find it hard at times We have the strength Do what we set out to do We look around and can see the fruits of our work And are happy with what we've achieved so far

   


Che chorrobiya How odd! Che fyal Rrom san? What kind of Roma are you? Che vista san? What clan are you? Haide andre Come in! Kai zhan le ranya? Where do the ladies go? Kai zhas? Where are you going? Katar aves? From where do you come? Me bushov... My name is.... Mishto, nayis-tuke Fine, thank you Sar bushos tu? What's your name? Sar san? How are you? Si tut yag? Do you have a light? So mai kerdyan? What have you been up to? So mai keres? What are you up to? So nakhlo? What happened? So zhal? What's happening? Yertisar man Pardon me Bokhali sim I'm hungry


Hederlezi Sa e Rroma, Daye All the Roma, Mother E bakren chinena Are sacificing lambs Ame sam chorrorre We are very poor Dural beshava I live far away Sa e Rroma, Daye All the Roma, Mother Amaro baro dives Our holiday Amaro baro dives Our holiday Hederlezi Hederlezi Sa e Rroma, Daye All the Roma, Mother Sa e Rroma djilabena All the Roma are singing Sa e Rroma, Daye All the Roma, Mother E bakren chinen They are sacrificing lambs Ei... Hey.. O sa e Rroma, Bado Oh, all the Roma, Father Sa e Rroma, o daye, All the Roma, Mother O sa e Roma, Babo Oh, all the Roma, Father Ei, Hederlezi, Hederlezi Hey, Hederlezi, Hederlezi Sa e Rroma, Daye All the Roma, Mother Sa e Rroma khelena All the Roma are dancing Sa e Rroma djilabena All the Roma are singing Amaro baro dives Our Holiday Sa e Rroma, Daye All the Roma, Mother Sa e Rroma bashavena All the Roma are singing E bakren chinen They're sacrificing lambs Ei...Hey O sa e Rroma, Babo All the Roma, Father



Martin Jovanovic
9 minutes ago · Vienna, Wien, Austria
Primeri Romskog Jezika,na arlijskom dijalektu:
Kaze Kazanova;
Tu Rakhljije tu majshuzije , - Ti Devojko,Ti Najlepsa
Sose mansa tu na vakherea, -Sto samnom ti nepricas,
Sose mandar tu nasheja ? -Zasto Ti od mene bezis?
Djozefina kaze;
Adava si MLO,so - To je moje sto
Na dav tut mo Ilo -Ti nedam moj Srce
Kaze Kazanova;
O Kham thari - Sunce (od)
Nuvera kha uljarav, - S´Neba cu skinuti JA
Samo tut - Samo tebe da
The Chumidav - Ljubim Voljena.
(Khamlije.)
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Jako je tesko napasovati recenice tako da se rimuju i na Srpskom-Hrvatskom jeziku-i na Romskom jeziku.




Voliv Tut Ages      'I love you today'


Voliv tut ages I love you today
Voliv tut tehara I'll love you tomorrow
Voliv tut nai but I'll love you much more
Desar mai anglal Than ever before
Khel, khel, khel thai gilaba Dance, dance,dance and sing
Khel, khel, khel thai gilaba Dance, dance, dance and sing
Av, av, av vesolo Be, be, be happy!
Av, av, av vesolo Be, be, be happy!





Pas o panori            Near the water

pas o panori              near the water
chajori romani            sweet Romani girl      
me la igen kamav        I love her very much
joj mamo.joj mamo       Hey Mother, hey Mother (mámo is vocative and means oh mother)
de mam pani mamo        Give me water, mother, (should be de man, not de mam)
de mam pani mamo        ditto
de mam pani              give me water
pas o panori              beside the dear water
beselas korkori          She was sitting alone
pre ma uzarelas         She was cleansing me






Dilaila

Yoi Dilaila
Katar woi phirel, lulugya bai baryon
Katar woi chi phirel, lulugya bai kernyon
Delaila, me gelem te sovav-man
Pe lake chunga
Zurales woi xoxadyas man
Zurales woi xoxadyas man
Woi shinyas murre bal

Dililah

Delilah, because of her sexy figure
That resembles a Holy Icon
Oh, Delilah
From where she walks, flowers will surely bloom,
From where she walks not, flowers will surely wither






Desh-u-shtar-war dui

Dui, dui, dui dui
Desh-u-shtar-war dui
Te chumidel. te chumidel parno mui
Ánda láte me meráva
Ánda láte pharruváva
Yoi, Dále, nai nai nai
isi mánde chaiyorri
ísi mánde, isi mánde shukarni
Ánda láte me meráva
Ánda láte pharruváva
Yoi, Dále, nai, nai, nai

Ten times two

Two, two, two, two,
Ten times two
Oh to kiss a an innocent mouth
Because of her I am dying (I love her very much, idiomatic)
Because of her I am falling apart
Oh, Mother, nai, nai, nai
I have a girl
A beautiful girl
A beautiful girl
Because of her I am dying
Because of her I am disintegrating
Oh, Mother, nai, nai, nai.


Check out these video links on Indian customs and history. Look out for the ceremony in the temple with the mother Goddess and the male God in the second link. Origins of civilization-INDIA-the empire of spirit 3/6 Origins of civilization-INDIA-the empire of spirit 5/6

Parvathi is Lord Siva's consort & like Lord Siva, she is portrayed in her roudra & serene aspects.In her serene aspect, she is depicted as Uma or Parvathi & is usually seen along with Siva & also their children Lord Ganesha & Lord Muruga. She is seen with only two hands, holding a blue lotus in her right hand. In her terrifying aspects, the most commonly worshipped forms are Durga & Kali. These are forms taken by the Goddess in an effort to destroy some form of evil & hence even these forms need not invoke fear, for she is the mother who has risen in anger only to destoy evil forces and provide eternal happiness and peace to her children.



Go to Yvonne's Historical Gypsy book website to get a free download of the book about her Romani grandmother's accounts of life in Germany through two world wars plus, you can also download other Romani literature to read.
Click here to go to the Romani Life Society website
NEW!! The Rromani Connection website
Click here to read Bajram Haliti's poems



   My 2 children, Tim and Eve, performing at a Ukrainian Romani show on 17\12\2006



Djelem, djelem

Djelem, djelem, lungone dromensa Maladilem baxtale Romensa Djelem, djelem, lungone dromensa Maladilem baxtale Romensa. Ay, Romale, Ay, Chavale, Ay, Romale, Ay, Chavale. Ay Romale, katar tumen aven Le tserensa baxtale dromensa Vi-man sas u bari familiya Tai mudardya la e kali legiya. Aven mansa sa lumiake Roma Kai putaile le Romane droma Ake vryama - ushti Rom akana Ame xutasa mishto kai kerasa. Ay, Romale, Ay Chavale, Ay, Romale, Ay Chavale.





English Translation by Ron Lee

I have travelled over long roads I have met fortunate Roma I have travelled far and wide I have met lucky Roma Oh, Romani adults, Oh Romani youth Oh, Romani adults, Oh Romani youth Oh, Roma, from wherever you have come With your tents along lucky roads I too once had a large family But the black legion murdered them Come with me, Roma of the world To where the Romani roads have been opened Now is the time - stand up, Roma, We shall succeed where we make the effort. Oh, Roma adults, Oh, Roma youth Oh, Roma adults, Oh, Roma youth.





Heu man hi

mai grau ma jagga brai u kamm ab miru mui du hal ab miri rig baschdu digga man druium und digga ha mangi tschas ham bachdaless fur gowa heu man hi digains nei wawri ninna heu lan hi dais nid gergi bud tschinaban i bacht didiga man heu man hi glan mari jagga an maru si digga heu man hi tscha maru drom ninna di pares man hi i sor gra nei lauda heu man glan hi digga man druium und digga ha mangi tschal ham bachdaless fur gowa heu man hi

   





What we have

I open my eyes the sun warms my face You are by my side We hang onto our thoughts how it use to be Are happy with what we got Would others only see what they have Then there wouldn't be so much envy and hate Fortunately we can feel and see it We go our ways even if we find it hard at times We have the strength Do what we set out to do We look around and can see the fruits of our work And are happy with what we've achieved so far

   




Angla mande dui droma

Molatnívas sórro ryáto Tehára ánde diminyátsa Makyovávas amalênsa Xasarávas murri viyátsa Lem-man, Dále, thai gêlémtar Ka I' dui drôma me areslem Yêkh chi dur, yêkh chi pashal D'aresáva Dikhlem opre, dikhlem tele Chi konikas me chi dikhlem Me dikhlem êkh chirikliórri Núma nas gódya chirikliórri Sas gódya múrri deyorri Thai woi rovélas sav d'aswênsa Sav d'aswênsa ratwalênsa Thai woi rovélas sav d'aswênsa Sa balensa phuterdênsa Ángla mánde dui drômá Thai chi zhanav savo te lav Wôrka o drôm o Rromano Wôrka o drôm o Gazhikano Lem o drôm Gazhikano Chi dur, chi pashal me gélèm Ande bári béda me pelem Ande bári béda me pelem Xalem pûnrró la papináko Ashilémas la rrobiyáko Xalem tsumpo le gansakáko Ashhilem la temnitsáko.





'Before me [are] two roads'

I was having a wild party all night long Until tomorrow morning I was getting drunk with friends I was wasting my life I made up my mind, Mother, and departed I arrived at two roads One not far, one not near To arrive at I looked up, I looked down I didn't see anybody [nobody] I saw a little bird But that wasn't a little bird That was my dear mother And she was crying tears All tears of blood And she was crying all tears With all her hair open [hanging down loose] Two roads before me And I don't know which to take Either the Romani road Or the non-Romani road I took the non-Romani road Not far, not near, I went I fell into big trouble I fell into big trouble I ate a leg of a goose I spent time [stayed] in jail I ate a drumstick of a gander I spent time in the dungeon.





"UŠTI, UŠTI BABA"


UŠTI, UŠTI BABA, 0 DAVULJJA MAREN, 0, DAVULJJA AVEN BABA, MLJE PHENJA TE MANGEN. MLJE TIKNE PHENJAKE, E MAJ ŠUŽORAKE, E MAJ ŠUŽORAKE, BABA, E,MAJ KELJAVNAKE.





"Get up, get up, father"


Get up father The drums are beating, father The drums are coming, father To ask for my sister My little sister The most pure one The most pure one, father The best dancer




"ROMANO DIVE (ERDELEZI)"


SA ME AMALA, ORO KHELENA, ORO KHELENA, DIVE KERENA. SA 0 ROMA BABO,BABO, SA 0 ROMA 0 DAJE, SA 0 ROMA BABO ,BABO HEJ, ERDELEZI,ERDELEZI, ROMANO DIVE, AMARO DIVE.





"Romani Day (Hederlezi)"


All my friends Are dancing the hora Are dancing the hora They are making the day All the Roma, father, father All the Roma, mother All the Roma, father, father Hey, Hederlezi, Hederlezi Romani day, our day



Chajorije shukarije na phirunde pala mande na phirunde pala mande chaje,chaje Halan pekljan man chaje shukarije ovoch i diljan chaje shukarije Ava dikh man chaje





"Pretty Little Girl"


Little girl, pretty one, don't walk slowly behind me, girl. (Chorus: You have consumed and burned me, you have taken my heart, turn, look at me, girl.) Look down, my heart is burning. Bring water, little girl, pretty one. (Chorus).


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Romany/English Dictionary

Compiled by Susan M. Bard and Josh Bryda

This is the abridged version of the one I am compiling. This is adjusted to fit NERO gypsies in content; the words included in the Ashbury race packet are not all listed here. If you want the unfinished unabridged version with those words and lots more please let me know.


Amaro – our

Albergo –Inn

Baro – Big

Baxt – Fate/was meant to be

Bu’ino – Proud

Bitcheno Pawdel – To be deported/banished

Bitchern Mush – Magistrate

B’or – non-Rom woman

Chero – Thief

Clachans – Settled family

Crush – Get out

Chavvie – Boy

Diva’no – Discussion

Drem – Road

Dexta – Enough

Du’dera – I’m sorry

Drabengro – Healer

Edre – Sibling

Edra – Sister

Familia – Extended family

Foros – Town

For’shava – Very, very good

G’ham – Heat

Gestina – Thank you

Gropa – Shop

G’ami – Bad

Get’ke – Explain

Gaje – Non-Rom

Hi/Hin/Hun – Is/Was/Will be

Ha – Has

Hai – Yes

Hai shala – Do you understand?

Hai she li – Yes, I swear

Her’y – Truth

Isda – See!

Jel’endra – Little sister

Jekhipe – Oneness

Jostumal – Enemy

Jati – Birth

Kris Romani – Family council/a trial

Kris – Formal Judge

Kon – Who

Kumpania – Caravan group & Extended family

Kethral – Go gently

Koro – Blind

Li’ha’eer – By the gods

Mageripen – Purity code

Marhime – Unclean status/Blood hunt



Mi’zak – Wicked

Mishi – Travel

Mulo – Evil spirit/vampire

Me – I

Nav – Name

Nicobado – Taken away

Nos – It is

Oxonxano’baro – Great trick

Pretera – Wild cat

Poteen – Whisky

Prastla – Dishonored

Puro – Old

Prala – Brother

R’asa – Race/tribe

Romipen – Gypsy ways/state of being gypsy

Rombaro’ – Leader

Shala – Understand

She – Swear

Sedre – Children

Sutho – Forever

Shey – Girl of marriageable age

So’trikoth – Gullible person

She’endra – Blood sister

Shebari – Bride

Tu – You

Ta’co – True

Tehara – Young girl

Tale – Hawk

Vardo – Living wagon

Varek’ai – Wherever

Vyusher – Wolf

Var’athanda – Forgetful

Vetha – Running

Ves’tacha – Beloved

Vandarie – Marriage





Jek – One

Yai – Two

Trin – Three

Schtar – Four

Pani – Five

Tschov – Six

Efta – Seven

Otor – Eight

Enija – Nine

Deque – Ten





Insults and Phrases


Wouldst thou know a truth or mystery, a drunkard, fool or child may tell it thee?



“Chces li tajnou vec aneb pravdu vyzvedeti blazen, dite opily clovec o tern umeji povodeti?”



Can you not speak Romany?



“Ne rakesa tu Romanes?”



I am glad to see you.



“Mishto hom me dikava tute.”



That’s untrue.



“Dovo’s a huckaben.”



Don’t talk so loud, brother/sister.



“Prala/Edra, mor rakken sa drovan.”



Beg your pardon, sir.



“Mong your shunaben, rye.”



Good night.



“Kushti ratle.”



You will marry a woman with bad teeth.



“Tu hun vandarie a b’or witta g’ami dents.”



You are a running witch.



“Tu he a vetha chivihani.”



Gypsy boy



“Rom chavvie.”



Go gently, brother/sister.



“Prala/Edra, kethra.”



By the gods, you are blind!



“Li’ha’eer, tu he koro!”



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baftă noroc baht, din turceşte “baht”
balic student în primul an balih “purceluş”
baros ciocan mare baros
belengher penis pelo, “testicul”
benga; bengos dracul, vesel, glumeţ benga, “drac”
biştari bani bish, bishto, “douăzeci”
a buli a strica bul, “cur”
bulan noroc
bulangiu ticălos;
a bunghi a cerceta bangi, “trecătoare, strungă”
băşcălie bătaie de joc baštali “şa (de călărit)”
a cafti a bate kafti
canci nimic kanč
candriu ţicnit, într-o ureche kand, “ureche”
a ciordi a fura cior, ciordiom
cocal os al braţului kokalo < ngr. kókkalon;
cocar penis kokar
a cordi a face sex kur, kurdo
călău gâde kalo “negru”
dadă tată de ţigan dad
danci copil de ţigan den ci “dă-mi ceva”
diliu nebun dilo
ditai; ditamai foarte mare ditai, “iată”
gagiu; gagic; gagică persoană, iubit/iubită gaği, “persoană neţigancă”
ghes ghiont ges
hacana la o parte hakana
a hali, haleală a mânca, mâncare halo
lovele bani lovo, pl. love
mandea eu hakana
a mangli a fura manglo
a mardi a bate mardo
a se matoli a se îmbăta mato
a mierli a muri merau
mingeac; mij organ sexual feminin mindj
mişto bun, frumos mišto
mol vin mol
mucles tăcere! mukles
muie gură mui
naşpa, naşparliu rău, urât naşparlo, “urât”
nasol rău, urât nasvalo “bolnav”, nasul “rău, meschin”
a paradi a strica pharado
a se pili a se îmbăta pilo
pirandă ţigancă piramní, iubită
rom ţigan rom “om”
şucar frumos, bine šukar
a şuti a fura suto
tanana dans ţigănesc tanana

Romany / English Dictonary

compiled by: Angela Ba'Tal Libal and Will Strain, last updated on 1-11-97

a ' in a word is an accent, and one next to a space is a glottal stop. a . next to a letter is

the little dot that goes under some "r"s and "s"s. I am doing by letter, rom and english (rom words beginning with "a", the english words beginning with "a", etc.) bc it is sometimes easier to learn from one language to the other and sometimes other way around. (Rom words are in italics)
A

aleluyas--Pentecostals (spanish)

amaro'-our (kalderash and greek rom), also ama-ro-("-" as drawn out

vowel)(welsh rom), from hama-ra-(hindi), asma-'ka(sanskrit)

albergo--inn

awenydd;awenyddion--"inspired one" seer/shaman(welsh)

are/is--se

agreement/resignation (expression)--vai' datha ("many paths")

B

bar, bur (cal'e)--mountain

barban--wind

baro'--big(kalderash and greek rom), also ba-ro-(welsh rom), from

bar.a-(hindi), vad.ra(sanskrit)

bidonville--shantytown

bal, bala--hair, from ba-l(hindi), bhagini-(sanskrit)

--ben--suffix to form abstract nouns

bar--brother(domari)

baxt--fate, karma, one's nature, fortune, ie, way things are, meant to be,

possibly from bakht--fortune iranian)

baksheesh--good fortune, exclamation(iranian)

bestipen--wealth, riches

berk--breast(arabic)

bo-v--oven(armenian)

beng--devil(european rom), frog(syrian rom and indic)

boba--bean(slavic)

bu-ino---proud(slavic)

bauri---snails(welsh rom, rumanian)

bravi'os--nomadic,"wild"

bul--buttocks

bitcheno pawdel--to be deported, "sent across," also bitchady pawdel

bitcherin' mush--magistrate, "transporter" (anglorom)

boreens--side-roads (gammon)

b' o-r--non-Rom womon

bog--get, be paid

b' e-g--take

bob--money

brother--pral(greek rom and kalderash), also prala (euro-rom), plal(greek rom), phal(welsh rom), phral/pal (anglo rom), from bha-i-(hindi), bhra-tr.(sanskrit)

breast--c'uc'i(indic)

boy--chavvie(anglo rom)

beast of burden--grast(armenian)

birth (circumstances of)--jati(indic)

belt--kis'ti(welsh rom, persian)

blind--koro(welsh rom, persian)

button--koc'o(armenian)

blood-bound (by blood vow, avenging someone, has swearing-to-deity connotations)--kal' enedral

book/tale/story--lil

beer--lovi'na(slavic)

by the gods--li' ha' eer, exclamation

by the highest gods--li' sa' eer

berry--mu-ra(welsh rom, rumanian)

bad--nes, also g' ami(gammon)

blood sister(by oath, chosen family)--she' enedra

brotherhood, solidarity--shena

body--tru-pos(slavic)

beloved--ves' tacha

breadcrumbs--xume'l(arabic)

bride--shebari, boria (albanian rom, also means step-daughter)

boss--glox(non-rom, ie, The Man)(gammon)

beg--g' e-g(gammon)

C

cam--sun

cha'risma--religious state-of-grace

cante jondo--"deep song", traditional, one of bases of flamenco movement

c'or--to steal(greek rom)

c'oribe'--theft

choro--thief

corthu--one being, joined

city--Forjus (hungarian rom), foros (cal`e)

ciocoi--overseer(vlach rom)

clachans--settled family groups(gammon)

clank--to hide(gammon)

cokalos--bone (hungarian rom)

crush--get out

comfort(as in, "i'm sorry" during a tragedy)--du' dera

caravan group--kumpa'nia(basic unit, can incl. more than 1 tribe, clan,

extended, and chosen family)

cat--mac'ka(slavic)

cheer up--manc'(welsh rom, rumanian)

cunt--ming(anglo rom), entered british slang as minge

cream--smente'na(slavic)

clan--shena, also vitsa/vitsi, varnas(indic)

child/ren--sedre/sedrin

coming--toreen, 'tori(gammon)

car--lork

chovihani--witch

D

dant--tooth

diva'no--discussion (to settle disputes)

--der--suffix "--er"

drom--road(anglo rom)

dat--father(greek rom), also dad(greek rom and kalderash), from ta-t(hindi),

ta-ta(sanskrit)

dik--to see(greek rom), dr.ks.ati(sees)(sanskrit), also dikh(welsh rom and

kalderash), de-kh(hindi)

dari-av--sea(welsh rom, persian)

dudu'm--melon, gourd(armenian)

dz'olana--mule(armenian)

dosta--enough(slavic)

Dya, dai, daj (albanian rom)--mother

dester' edre--bird (general)

dhon--very much

dest--wind

dead person, associated with uncleanness, vampirism--mulo

death feasts--poma'na

dishonored/unclean status--prastlo(sinti)

drink(to)--pi-(greek and welsh rom), pitarer-(hungarian rom) pe-(kalderash), pi'bati(drinks)

dough--xume'r(arabic)

darling--pisliskurja(bohemian rom)

death--moarte

drabengro--medicine man (healer)

drink(a)--lus', lus(gammon)

E

e---the(welsh rom)

--em--first person singular for preterite (kalderash)

--e'sko--possessive case ending(kalderash)

edre--sibling

edra--sister

--er, suffix--mai, affix (rumanian)

explain--get' ke

enemy--jostumal,"wishes you harm"

ever--vare, prefix(welsh rom, rumanian)

F

familia--extended family

foros--town(greek)

file/filidh--"vision poet," seer/shaman(irish gaelic)

for' shava--very, very good

feen--man(gammon)

forever--sutho

casual friend, acquaintance--kestra

find(go)--kulath

friend of...(insulting)--ran, suffix

spirit/heart-friend--te' sorthene

forest--ves'

forgetful(to be of)--var' athanda

foreign--themenge

field--sa-rk(gammon)

G

grai--horse(anglo rom, possibly from armenian "grast"), also gras(kalderash)

gha-m--heat(hindi), from gharma'(sanskrit)

gestena--thank you

garda--police(gammon)

gropa--shop(gammon)

g' ami--bad(gammon)

glox--man, non-Traveller(gammon)

glo-kots--police(gammon)

g' e-g--beg(gammon)

gored, grushi--money(gammon)

gullible person--so' trekoth, "gape-mouthed hatchling"

go gently--kathal

go onward--kele

gold--sonkai

great trick--o xonxano' baro'(cale'), hokano baro (hungarian rom)

gun--pus'ka(slavic)

girl(pre-puberty)--shey(austrian rom), also tehara(basque)

godmother--kirvi(austrian rom)

greeting--sastipe

girl/young womon(of marriageable age)--shebari

H

hi/hin/hum--is/was/will be

ha--has(cal`e)

ha-th--hand(hindi), from h`asta(sanskrit)

hai--yes

hai shala--do you understand?

hai'she'li--yes, i swear!

her'y--truth?

huts--kleti(bulgarian)

hide/skin--mortsi-(armenian)

horseshoe--petalo(greek)

head--`ser`o(greek rom and kalderash), also ser`o(greek rom), `se-ro-(welsh

rom), from sir(hindi), `s`iras(sanskrit)

homosexual--she'chorne

horseshit--sheka

household/tent--ts`erha(in lovara may also mean clan)

hot--tatt`o(greek rom), also tato-(welsh rom), tat`o(kalderash), from tatta-

(hindi), tapta(sanskrit)

hawk--tale

honor for road travel--yuthi'so'coro

house--k'ena(gammon), ker (hungarian rom)

I

i---the(welsh rom)

isda--see!, exclamation

inox--item(gammon)

inn--kir`c`ima(slavic)

is/are--si/is`i

it is--nos

I--me-, from maivi(hindi), m`aya-(sanskrit)

intermediary with gaje/leader--Rom bar`o, "big man"

J

jude--judge, tax-collector(vlach rom)

jel'enedra--little sister

jel'sutho'edrin--companion animals

jekhipe--Oneness

judgment--kr`isis(greek)

K

kris romani--trial to settle disputes

kris--formal tribunal/trial(greek)

kerdem--i made(kalderash), also ked`om(welsh rom)

kam--sun(greek rom), also kham(welsh rom and kalderash)

kon--who

ki`s--silk(welsh rom, persian)

kis`i--purse(arabic)

koto-r--piece(armenian)

kom`i--more(greek)

kralis--king(greek,slavic)

kascht--wood

kadessa--mouse

krethes--speculation

kori--penis, coulter

L

le--the(kalderash)

lalleri--non-Rom speaking(also tribal grouping from bohemia)

lalo--red

lon--salt

lav--word, possibly from lafz(arabic)

liri--law(cal`e)

leshya'e--helpful spirit, not mulo

liha'irden--deer-footed

living-waggon--vardo

left(side)--zeravo-

long-distance travellers--storvandre

M

mageripen--purity code(polish rom)

marim`e--unclean status(south east european rom, greek)

moxado--stained, unclean status(anglo and welsh rom)

magerd`o--stained, unclean status(polish rom)

mrak`s--smear, unclean status(sanskrit)

macho, maczo--fish

man`u`s--rom man, from ma-nus.ya(hindi), m`a-nus.a(sanskrit)

mai--affix --er(rumanian, vlach rom)

--mos--suffix for abstact nouns(greek)

--men--suffix to form passive participles(greek)

--m`e--suffix to form passive participles(greek)

mi`zak--wicked(slavic)

mui--mouth

manishie--womon, wife(Scot and anglo rom)

misli--travel(gammon)

milk--tud, chuti

man--(of rom)rom, dom, lom(also person in general, i think, "man" may be

english translation artifact), feen(gammon)

migratory farm workers--spalpeens(gammon)

N

natsia--nation, tribe(rumanian, kalderash)

nak--nose(greek rom), also nakh(welsh rom and kalderash)from na-k(hindi),

nakka(sanskrit)

nav--name, from na-m(hindi), n`a-man(sanskrit)

nicobado--taken away(cal`e)

non-Rom--gage, gorgio, pale`cido, etc. (you know these already, I gather.)

nonsense--shesti

O

-os--masculine ending(greek)

o--the(cal`e)

overseer--vatave

old--puro

P

pale`cido--unclean status, dishonored, set apart(sinti)

pan`i--water (greek rom), also pa-ni-(welsh rom), pai(kalderash), from pa-ni-

(hindi), and pan`i-y`a(sanskrit)

pen, penne--sister(greek rom), also phen(welsh rom), phei(kalderash)

pir--foot

po`s`um--wool(welsh rom, persian)

parami`sus--tale(greek)

pretera--wildcat

poteen--whiskey(esp. bootleg)(gammon)

R

r`asa--race, tribe(lovara, rumanian)

romipen--gypsyness, the state of being gypsy (can be lost through pollution)

road--tober(gammon)

running--vetha

raven--curaco

S

slavi--saints' day festivals(catholic and orthodox christian)

sov--to sleep, sv`apati(sleeps)(sanskrit), also from so-na-(hindi)

`ser`o--head(greek rom, kalderash), also ser`o(greek rom), `se-ro-(welsh rom),

from sir(hindi), `s`iras(sanskrit)

skorni--top-boots(slavic)

stanya--stable(noun)(slavic)

sadullos--safe

staven--water

shala--understand

she--swear

shaia--sister(basque)

smavandre--short-distance travellers

shadogs--cops/pigs/etc., also shades, `si-drugs(gammon)

sing--gilyabar (cal`e)

suni--saw(gammon)

salk--take(gammon)

seer,shaman--taibhsear, "vision--seer"(scots gaelic)

star--aster(celtic)

T

tern`o--young(vlach rom)

tarned`er--younger(welsh rom)

tu--you(singular)(greek rom and kalderash), also tu-(welsh rom), from

tu-(hindi), tuv`am(sanskrit)

ta`co--true(welsh rom)

ta`ciben--truth(welsh rom)

te'sorthene--friend bonded by heart,spirit

tehara--young girl(basque)

tigins--small/one-room houses, especially refers to government

settlements(irish)

tips--dumps(gammon)

truth--her'y

two--yai

U

--uri,--uria--plural noun suffix(vlach rom, rumanian)

V

vord`on--waggon(ossetic--north of armenia)

vardo--living wagon

varek`ai--wherever(welsh rom, rumanian)

vyusher--wolf

Misc...

"kon mangel te kerel tumendar r.oburen `ci `soxa phenela tumen o `ca`cimos

pa tumare perintonde"--"he who wants to enslave you will never tell you the

truth about your forefathers"


Natsias

Vlach Rom: Kalderash and Gelderari "coppersmiths," Lowari, Lovara, `Curara,

Lalleri(austro-hungary, bohemia, moravia, slovakia--do not speak romani),

Ursari "bear-leaders," L~aie`si "horde," Ludar, Rudari "miners," Aurari

"gold-washers," Netotsi "sinister"(escapees from slavery into Carpathians),

V~atra`si "domestics," Lingurari "spoon-makers," Ma`cvaya; occupational

names given by what were forced to perform under wallachian/rumanian slavery

until 1857 in general, for some even longer

Xoraxan`e Rom`a: turkey, third wave, mostly muslim, language Arliya

Ba`sald`e:"musicians", Hungarian-Slovak, settled in US

Romnichels and Romanichals: brit rom settling in US in 1850s

Sinti: germany

Piemontesi and Lombardi: sinti in northern italy

Lom, Bo`sa, Lomari: armenia, turkey, persia, souther caucasus, language Lomavren

Manouches: france

Cal`e: spain and south america, language cal`o

Ciganos: portugal and south america, language Cal`o

Gitans: southern france and south america, language Cal`o

Dom, Domari: Syria and Persia

D.o-mba, Dom, Dum: India

`Curara, Rudari, Kaldera`sa: Danubian

Bijeli: Serbian muslim Rom

"Tinkers": gaje name for Irish and Scottish Travellers, originally

indigenous, now mixed with Rom

Jenische: Rhineland, language mixture of Rom, Yiddish, Rotwelsch, German

Y`eniches: France and Belgium from germany

Reizigers: "woonwagenbewooners", Netherlands, originally indigenous, now

mixed with Rom

Omstreifere: "tattare", descendants of Rom, germans, and native norwegians,

language Rodi=1/3Rom, 1/10german

Resande: Sweden, descendants of Rom and swedes

Quinquis, Quinquilleros: Spain and portugal, descended from Castillian

peasants and isolated branch of Rom

Nawar, Nuri: palestine and syria

Kurbat: northern syria

Kara`ci: asia minor, transcaucasia, persia

Romungre: old-established hungarian Rom

Banjara: India, language Banjari, Lamani

Luri, Luli, Zott: syria, palestine, egypt

Helebi: egypt, middle east

Lowbey: Senegambia, descendants of deportees from basque area, spain,

portugal, and france

Atchefalaya: mixed Afro-Rom community of Louisianna, descendants of

deportees from spain c. 1750

Redlegs: so-called "poor white" community of Barbados, non-interactive and

physically distinct from local black, native american, and white

populations, possibly of Romany slave origin

Here are a few phrases I collected, these are primarily in Anglo-Rom.

Chces li tajnou vec aneb pravdu vyzvédéti

Blazen, dité opily clovéc o tom umeji povodeti.

"Wouldst thou know a truth or mystery,

A drunkard, fool, or child may tell it thee."

Ne rakesa tu Romanes?--Can you not speak Romany?

Can tute rakker Romanes, miri dye? -- Can you speak Romany, my mother?

Mishto hom me dikava tute.--I am glad to see you.

Adro miro tem penena mande o baro rai.--In my country the gypsies call me the great gentleman.

Dovo's a huckaben.--That's untrue.

Pral, mor rakker sä drován --Don't talk so loud, brother.

Mong your shünaben, rye.--Beg your pardon, sir.

Kushti ratti!--Good night!

Miri kushti pen, Miro prala.--my dear sister, my brother

Pen the rani ta wusser mandy a tri-grushi.--Tell the lady to throw me a shilling.

jek (yeck), dui, trin, schtar, panj (pansch), tschov (job), efta, otor, enija, deque, bis