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great distress upon the earth； and it shall move onward against
this people； and they shall fall by the edge of the sword； and they
shall be carried captive to all the countries； and Jerusalem shall
be trodden by the nations； until are accomplished the times of the
nations； and there shall be signs in the sun； and in the moon； and
in the stars； and in the earth trouble of nations from the fear
which the sea and its billows shall cause； leaving men frozen with
terror of the things which shall come upon all the world； because
the powers of the heavens shall be shaken； and then they shall see
the Son of Man coming upon a cloud with great power and glory：
when these things begin to happen； look ye； and raise your heads；
for your redemption is near。
THE ENGLISH DIALECT OF THE ROMMANY
'TACHIPEN if I jaw 'doi； I can lel a bit of tan to hatch： N'etist
I shan't puch kekomi wafu gorgies。'
The above sentence； dear reader； I heard from the mouth of Mr。
Petulengro； the last time that he did me the honour to visit me at
my poor house； which was the day after Mol…divvus； （109） 1842： he
stayed with me during the greatest part of the morning； discoursing
on the affairs of Egypt； the aspect of which； he assured me； was
becoming daily worse and worse。 'There is no living for the poor
people； brother；' said he； 'the chok…engres （police） pursue us from
place to place； and the gorgios are become either so poor or
miserly； that they grudge our cattle a bite of grass by the way
side； and ourselves a yard of ground to light a fire upon。 Unless
times alter； brother； and of that I see no probability； unless you
are made either poknees or mecralliskoe geiro （justice of the peace
or prime minister）； I am afraid the poor persons will have to give
up wandering altogether； and then what will become of them？
'However； brother；' he continued； in a more cheerful tone； 'I am no
hindity mush； （110） as you well know。 I suppose you have not
forgot how； fifteen years ago； when you made horse…shoes in the
little dingle by the side of the great north road； I lent you fifty
cottors （111） to purchase the wonderful trotting cob of the
innkeeper with the green Newmarket coat； which three days after you
sold for two hundred。
'Well； brother； if you had wanted the two hundred； instead of the
fifty； I could have lent them to you； and would have done so； for I
knew you would not be long pazorrhus to me。 I am no hindity mush；
brother； no Irishman； I laid out the other day twenty pounds in
buying rupenoe peam…engries； （112） and in the Chong…gav； （113） have
a house of my own with a yard behind it。
'AND； FORSOOTH； IF I GO THITHER； I CAN CHOOSE A PLACE TO LIGHT A
FIRE UPON； AND SHALL HAVE NO NECESSITY TO ASK LEAVE OF THESE HERE
GENTILES。'
Well； dear reader； this last is the translation of the Gypsy
sentence which heads the chapter； and which is a very
characteristic specimen of the general way of speaking of the
English Gypsies。
The language； as they generally speak it； is a broken jargon； in
which few of the grammatical peculiarities of the Rommany are to be
distinguished。 In fact； what has been said of the Spanish Gypsy
dialect holds good with respect to the English as commonly spoken：
yet the English dialect has in reality suffered much less than the
Spanish； and still retains its original syntax to a certain extent；
its peculiar manner of conjugating verbs； and declining nouns and
pronouns。 I must； however； qualify this last assertion； by
observing that in the genuine Rommany there are no prepositions；
but； on the contrary； post…positions； now； in the case of the
English dialect； these post…positions have been lost； and their
want； with the exception of the genitive； has been supplied with
English prepositions； as may be seen by a short example：…
Hungarian Gypsy。（114） English Gypsy。 English。
Job Yow He
Leste Leste Of him
Las Las To him
Les Los Him
Lester From leste From him
Leha With leste With him
PLURAL。
Hungarian Gypsy English Gypsy。 English
Jole Yaun They
Lente Lente Of them
Len Len To them
Len Len Them
Lender From Lende From them
The following comparison of words selected at random from the
English and Spanish dialects of the Rommany will； perhaps； not be
uninteresting to the philologist or even to the general reader。
Could a doubt be at present entertained that the Gypsy language is
virtually the same in all parts of the world where it is spoken； I
conceive that such a vocabulary would at once remove it。
English Gypsy。 Spanish Gypsy。
Ant Cria Crianse
Bread Morro Manro
City Forus Foros
Dead Mulo Mulo
Enough Dosta Dosta
Fish Matcho Macho
Great Boro Baro
House Ker Quer
Iron Saster Sas
King Krallis Cralis
Love（I） Camova Camelo
Moon Tchun Chimutra
Night Rarde Rati
Onion Purrum Porumia
Poison Drav Drao
Quick Sig Sigo
Rain Brishindo Brejindal
Sunday Koorokey Curque
Teeth Danor Dani
Village Gav Gao
White Pauno Parno
Yes Avali Ungale
As specimens of how the English dialect maybe written； the
following translations of the Lord's Prayer and Belief will perhaps
suffice。
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Miry dad； odoi oprey adrey tiro tatcho tan； Medeveleskoe si tiro
nav； awel tiro tem； be kairdo tiro lav acoi drey pov sa odoi adrey
kosgo tan： dey mande ke…divvus miry diry morro； ta fordel man sor
so me pazzorrus tute； sa me fordel sor so wavior mushor pazzorrus
amande； ma riggur man adrey kek dosch； ley man abri sor wafodu；
tiro se o tem； tiro or zoozli…wast； tiro or corauni； kanaw ta ever…
komi。 Avali。 Tatchipen。
LITERAL TRANSLATION
My Father； yonder up within thy good place； god…like be thy name；
come thy kingdom； be done thy word here in earth as yonder in good
place。 Give to me to…day my dear bread； and forgive me all that I
a