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GIPSY LANGUAGES.

DOMRl.

SPECIMEN II.

DISTRICT CEAMPARAN.

Khek admi-ke dulem-go cheta rahuare. Chhotka cheta kahlak

One man-of two sons were. Ttounger son said

khapna baptu-se, 'he baptu, oban chubi hamar chakhra disu-disu.'

own father-to, *0 father, rupees pice our share give.'

Tab chatuar disu. Cbahu din na bituaral ki khapna chakhra chubi

Then dividing gave. Many days not passed that own share pice

lisu-ke dur destu chaltoael 6 khapna randatu*se sab khura disu.

taking distant country ^oent and own misconduct-by all squandered gave.

Tab u destu-mi khakaltu paruar-toael, u n&Jdif-mi ho-toael.

Then that country-in famine fell, he difficulty-in becoming-/ell.

Ifhehu destu-mi khego admi-ke hia rahuar-toael, bhumbhur charuare
That cowntry-in one man*of toith living-became, swine for-tending

lisutoael-narael. Ko ji bhumbhur

was-deputed. JSusks which swine

chahuare; khokrake keu na disue
wished; him-to anybody not gave

u kahuaral, chamara baptu kiha
he said, *my father with

bhukhale rugta-ni.
with-h unger dyvn>g-am.

tikune
ate

kichhue.
anything.

chijura-ke

khehu randwa tikune

that rascal to-eat

Khokra khakil bhauaral,

To-him sense came,

bachuaralj ham
i8-*ated> I

khunka-se kahab
him-to will-say

samdiiahile paptu
sin

tikune-se
servant s-of eating-than

Khapna baptu-ke niar
Own father-of near

before

hamra-ke
me

toailin.

went.
gatahila

neck &nbr<*ced-hai>ing

"ham
"I

ham
J

ki,
that,

kariili ;
did;

chijura mafil
tenant like

Cheta-ke thiguar-ke baptu-ke
Son Men-having Jqther-to
tibiru-k6 chttmahila lisualak,

took.

januari," *
consider" *

Bhagwantu-kft samanahile
Ged~o/ before

kisses
6
and

bahit not!
much bread

toaeb
will-go

baptu-ke
father-of

baruli;
son to-be-called fit not became;

Khutuar-ke apna baptu-ke niar

Arisen-Jiaving men father-of near

chaya Iaguaral5 daruar-ke

compassion teas-applied^ run-having

Cheta-ne kahulak, Mie baptu,
Son-by said9 * O father.

Bhagwantu-ke samanahile 6

God-of before and

tohar cheta kahawe laek
thy

tohra samanahile
of»thee before

paptu kiruli; cheta kihue
sin did; son to-say