Ten Romani Words You Already Use In British English.

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  • Опубліковано 18 чер 2019
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  • @ukbtsarmy4725
    @ukbtsarmy4725 3 роки тому +67

    From a Romani 💙☸️💚 person; you did rlly well, except Chav/ Chaw (Sinti dialect) is a root stem for the words: Chavo/Shavo/ Shawo/ Chawo = boy, Chavi/ Shavi/ Shawi/ Chawi = Child, Shava/ Shawa/ Chava/Chawa = Girl, etc (also some of us modern Romani 💙☸️💚 ppl I'm seeing on the internet amongst me Pals are using Chavé/ Shavé/ Shawé/ Chawé as a gender neutral term for ppl in the community, I've noticed this on TikTok especially of all places) and my Romani grandmother uses Chawa as a form of endearment almost like someone would say 'lovelie' or 'dearie', etc.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому +5

      Thank you so much! With regard to ‘Chawé’, what does that sound like?

    • @shree709
      @shree709 3 роки тому

      @x y sinti words co.e from the Roma clan who joined the Roma exodus from Sindh province now in Pakistan. All others are from Rajasthan state in India.

    • @honyjohan4998
      @honyjohan4998 3 роки тому +2

      yes your pronunciation is good

    • @ukbtsarmy4725
      @ukbtsarmy4725 3 роки тому +2

      @@TimSmithWordSmith it sounds like “Shahr-vay “ or “Shahr-way”. Sintikes aka Germanic Sinte Rromanes/ Romani dialect uses German grammar and alphabetical pronunciation similar to the Romanichal Romany dialect btw.

    • @ukbtsarmy4725
      @ukbtsarmy4725 3 роки тому +2

      @@shree709 ik that Meine Omi aka my paternal grandmother told me. I’m Mixed aka my dad’s Romani (Sinti + Balkan Rom) + Jewish and my Mum’s British btw. However when my mum married my dad she got ‘adopted’ into my dad’s family cuz her family abandoned her pretty much, it’s complicated. But cuz of that, I’m more closer to my Romani family I must say.

  • @dragonray9128
    @dragonray9128 2 роки тому +38

    Im roma and seeing you treat our language with respect is what makes my day better

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you, Obama. It’s what all languages deserve.

    • @itsme.5640
      @itsme.5640 2 роки тому +2

      Heyyy!! I noticed you replied to a comment saying your a lgbt romani person. Maybe we could chat? Because I’m one also :’D

    • @dragonray9128
      @dragonray9128 2 роки тому +2

      @@itsme.5640 omg yes sure^^ i'd love to

    • @itsme.5640
      @itsme.5640 2 роки тому +1

      @@dragonray9128 cool! Do you have Instagram, discord, or Snapchat??

  • @aarontrailcontractinginc7058
    @aarontrailcontractinginc7058 2 роки тому +14

    I'm so glad to hear someone speak the Romani language with respect thank you and good job.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you, Aaron. It’s been a continuing honour to read so many positive comments from the Romani community.

  • @stephenbrookes7268
    @stephenbrookes7268 4 місяці тому +2

    My dad was from Elephant and Castle. The traditional East End working class holiday was to do week or two hop or fruit picking in Kent. The Romani pretty much travelled around doing seasonal work on farms, country fares and even showmanship. He knew quite a lot of Romani words due to spending time with them.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  4 місяці тому

      Thank you for the comment. It means a lot to hear people’s memories of thier families.

  • @kushagraverma6456
    @kushagraverma6456 3 роки тому +21

    I am from india (northern state of former united provinces)
    And some of the words you said are actually hindi/sanskrit
    Like
    1) *chav/chavi* : chav in hindi means shade and chavi or chhavi (a sanskrit word) means shadow
    2) *Kushti* is a hindi word meaning wrestling
    3) *Kushi* is also a hindi word (written khushi here) meaning happiness
    4) *Jal* in sanskrit/pure hindi means water but it can also mean to get burnt, depends on the situation and the tone

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому +5

      Thank you for this comment! As mentioned, Romani likely originated from that part of what is modern day India. It’s *super* interesting to see the cognates that spread across. I’ve been putting together a video about Sanskrit words that have found themselves in English, and there’s a lot. Of course IPA is at the centre of it all, but Sanskrit has a huge role to play.

    • @gitana7249
      @gitana7249 2 роки тому

      OPRE ROMA LATCHO DROM 🙏🏽💙❤💚

  • @sjguy6028
    @sjguy6028 Рік тому +4

    Good stuff! Chavi for child, Mush for man, Rackley for woman, Divvya for crazy person. Tons more that I heard throughout my childhood as a Romnichal.

  • @nikimacova5146
    @nikimacova5146 3 роки тому +25

    Romani girl here!! Lolipop - Loli phab 😀 jeez i never realized!!!

  • @oathboundsecrets
    @oathboundsecrets 3 роки тому +2

    I thoroughly enjoyed this.

  • @violettiger21
    @violettiger21 3 роки тому +7

    Really enjoyed this! My grandmother and all of her family were romanies in East Anglia, she used to say some words like "Chor" meaning steal, "Mush" for a man, "Dig", which i think meant look at, "Gorja" for a non-romany (which she actually married and was cast aside by her father for it!). An lot of that side of the family married cousins and 2nd cousins too.

    • @violettiger21
      @violettiger21 3 роки тому +3

      She also never knew her date of birth because nobody kept a record of it!

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you. There really is something very other world about not knowing your birthday. For some reason it’s appealing, like it’s one less thing to worry about...

    • @violettiger21
      @violettiger21 3 роки тому +1

      @@TimSmithWordSmith Very true! Ooh I just remembered another word- she used to say "Yocks" for eyes. "Close ya yocks!"

    • @devicharan7157
      @devicharan7157 3 роки тому +1

      Chor means theif , mush is manush for man , dig is dekh means look watch staire

    • @devicharan7157
      @devicharan7157 3 роки тому +1

      @@violettiger21 yock is aankh , akh akha in hindi means eyes

  • @lee-davidmurphy4295
    @lee-davidmurphy4295 5 років тому +3

    Once again superb watching! Where was Romani spoken? I haven't come across it in my time and might make an interesting bit of research. I really do enjoy divulging in a few minutes of "Tim time" from time to time and feel it's such a shame that more people aren't watching these as they really are a pleasure to watch! And as for Mr. Dyer, I knew as soon as you said "a cave of a face" that you were going to say his name! That "loke" had the fear factor... I used to poo myself when he caught me playing football in the hockey goals and would chase you like the old bill from the original GTA video game!

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  5 років тому +5

      Thank you, Lee. It’s a pleasure to know that at least a couple of people, apart from my Mum are enjoying these vids. Romani is spoken almost all across the world as the Roma are nomadic. For more I’d recommend the podcast I mentioned in the vid.
      As for Mr Dyer, yeah, he was pretty scary...

    • @gitana7249
      @gitana7249 3 роки тому

      was Mr Dayer a P T instructor?

    • @gitana7249
      @gitana7249 2 роки тому +1

      @@TimSmithWordSmith hi was it spelt dayer or a dyer?what did he a teach?tank ya 🙏🏽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙❤💚

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому +1

      He was/is a Dyer, and was the caretaker.

  • @TheJcpeterman1985
    @TheJcpeterman1985 2 роки тому +3

    Drom = Road ....ghav=town ....... And Thank you for showing this in a positive way ...... Cushter bak mush !

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому

      Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! It was a real pleasure finding out all of the common words we share.

  • @benjaminrutledge8230
    @benjaminrutledge8230 3 роки тому +8

    In North Yorkshire and the North East we also use the Romani word "chor", in some parts it's used as a verb meaning "to steal", similar to the Spanish Gitano (Gypsy) "chorar" also meaning steal. In other parts it can be used as a term of endearment similar to "mate".
    Also, interestingly, in Spanish you can use the word "chaval" in this way, which also likely has Romani origins and is related to the word "chav". To come full circle, you can also use "charver" in some parts of the North East and North Yorkshire in this way, as a greeting or term of endearment

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      Thank you for the great knowledge! Is the ‘c’ hard in any of those examples?

    • @benjaminrutledge8230
      @benjaminrutledge8230 3 роки тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith Pronounced tʃ in all examples as in “ch” in English

    • @benjaminrutledge8230
      @benjaminrutledge8230 3 роки тому +2

      I also realise the meaning of my above message isn’t as clear as I wanted it to be. To clarify, “chaval” means “mate” or “boy” but not steal

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      @@benjaminrutledge8230, not at all. Thank k you for clarifying.

    • @user-ms8nu6zm4k
      @user-ms8nu6zm4k 3 роки тому +1

      in india , chor means thief

  • @justpuka1754
    @justpuka1754 Рік тому +2

    I know this is quite old but its so refreshing hear someone treat us with respect (i know its sad) and act kindly even if its Just recognising our language as well.. Language :D (some ppl dont?? Idk why) i wish we were more in the media/ talk about, our language is strange and intresting if nothing else.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  Рік тому +1

      Thank you, and I agree! Visibility is the (often rocky) road to acceptance.

  • @lightningandodinify
    @lightningandodinify 2 роки тому +3

    This is quite unexpected and rather cool actually. English might be 'kleptonic' but I still love its sheer heterogeneity 😂 and I'm gonna start using kleptonic and hope it catches on. It has a nice sound to it. 😊
    It's interesting how not knowing this leads us to assume they come from other 'false friend' relations. For example, I always thought the word 'cushy' came from 'cushion' and would never have expected such a foreign origin. And 'pal' and 'bloke' too? 😮 I wonder how so many of these Romani words became so popular in our language.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому +1

      I have to say, I absolutely loved using the word ‘kleptonic’. It’s just so fun to say! Heterogeneity is another fun one, too.
      I pretty much had the same feeling about ‘cushy’ or ‘cushty’. There are so many etymologies like this that are simply lost to time.

  • @nigelludkin-yoxall6845
    @nigelludkin-yoxall6845 3 роки тому +1

    thanks..... interesting video

  • @brothergoodfoot
    @brothergoodfoot 3 роки тому +9

    Interesting that almost none of these made it over to America, but lollypop, pal, and cushy are extremely common, on the other hand.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      Any theories?

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      Now *that is* an interesting one.

    • @Rumney545
      @Rumney545 3 роки тому +2

      My grandmother can actually speak this fully we are from America I know very little just keywords

    • @kwanculturel8724
      @kwanculturel8724 2 роки тому +1

      And......I am very shocked that my great grandmother's clan lovies/lovis/Lovell always said chaw Chawlin child /children.......I heard of many gypsy wagons and Chinese in nearby big Cole mountain.

  • @user-hc4jw2kq1p
    @user-hc4jw2kq1p 6 місяців тому +1

    😂 I enjoyed your program

  • @TheEpicGypsy
    @TheEpicGypsy 2 роки тому +2

    Kushhii (Sounds like Gucci) actually means expensive, or 'high priced' depending on how you use it.
    The actual word for 'Good' would be Lashowe (Sounds like; LA-SHO) but then again, the many different dialects vary from not only region-to-region but tribe-to-tribe.
    Great video tho, thanks!

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you for the info! I think what you say about different dialects is likely closer to the mark. Honestly though, I’m always ready to learn.

    • @coryparni3620
      @coryparni3620 2 роки тому +2

      Its latcho , but that word not used by anglo romanys .

    • @coryparni3620
      @coryparni3620 2 роки тому +1

      Not so much

    • @TheEpicGypsy
      @TheEpicGypsy 2 роки тому

      @@coryparni3620 Ah, yes, that is true

    • @coryparni3620
      @coryparni3620 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheEpicGypsy cushty .

  • @terrytzaneros8007
    @terrytzaneros8007 3 роки тому +3

    'Chaval' and 'Chavala' Lad and Lass (respectively) in Spanish, further confirms this Romanes source. Gibberish from jib (language) is another "Indoromanesque" found in English.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      Interesting. Thank you!

    • @terrytzaneros8007
      @terrytzaneros8007 3 роки тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith : Welcome! The British Romanichal academic Dr. Ian Hancock, concurred with the possibility of the 'Rom' nomenclature being derivative from the East Roman world of Byzantium; that is to say, the European portal from whence the "Egyptians" (Gypsies) entered the West; i.e. "Romnoi" /(Greek) Byzantines. The name stuck, and became domesticated along with that of "Egyptian". A comparative would be 'Christian', used in Old World Europe and beyond, as a term of address; or, in our own day, 'Dude', (dear friend) derived from the Hebrew.

    • @rupendra79
      @rupendra79 3 роки тому +3

      'Jeebh' in Hindi means tongue.

    • @terrytzaneros8007
      @terrytzaneros8007 3 роки тому +1

      @@rupendra79 : Thanks, Rupendra!

    • @devicharan7157
      @devicharan7157 3 роки тому

      In hindi jib means tongue and jaban means both language and toung

  • @miriamwells35
    @miriamwells35 3 роки тому +4

    Yeah, my family use all these words especially dill and cushy.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      Romani family?

    • @miriamwells35
      @miriamwells35 3 роки тому +2

      @@TimSmithWordSmith No, Scots and Irish actually but a lot of family history with the Romani community - mainly through music as it happens. A lot of people think we are gypsy but there's no South Asian blood. www.pinterest.com.au/miriamseshadri/black-irish-and-scots/_tools/organize/

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      What an interesting mix!

    • @devicharan7157
      @devicharan7157 3 роки тому

      Dill in hindi is used for heart .
      Cushy we call it khushi which means happiness.

  • @lescooper5224
    @lescooper5224 3 роки тому +1

    Southwest England we use drag as skreve .for motor or car . Sorry about the spelling

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому +1

      Hello, Les. Thank you for chipping in. No problems with the spelling. Hope you’re well.

    • @lescooper5224
      @lescooper5224 3 роки тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith very well thank you considering the circumstances with the world . Thanks for your reply and hope you keep safe . Kind regards

  • @devicharan7157
    @devicharan7157 3 роки тому +2

    I saw i vlog where a indian vlogger went to the roma people and he found the names like Gopal(Go=cow, pal =owner or caretaker) which is a name of lord krishna because he was having thousands of cows and his duty was to take care of them .

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому

      I love it when things are personally discovered like this.

  • @hassanjaved1904
    @hassanjaved1904 Рік тому +1

    Jao is in our language too❤

  • @robb1312
    @robb1312 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you -- paikeraw ( in Roma language)

  • @thetatheta7842
    @thetatheta7842 3 роки тому +6

    A neighborhood in a Boston, MA suburb was settled by Italian immigrants in the 19th and 20th centuries. I went to high school with these kids. The boys called each other mushes ALL the time. In fact Matt LeBlanc discussed this word and other Nonantum phrases when he was a guest on Conan O'Brian's show.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      I think I’ll be needing to find that vid. Must be on here somewhere.

    • @thetatheta7842
      @thetatheta7842 3 роки тому +1

      @@TimSmithWordSmith ua-cam.com/video/29FO0t6Sp0o/v-deo.html

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      Thank you! The words are kinda mashed, but it sounds like Romani to me...

  • @jacksonyoung3497
    @jacksonyoung3497 3 роки тому +1

    What’s the difference between Roma and Romani?

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому +1

      The terms appear to be interchangeable, though ‘Roma’ is more typically used as a noun for the people, and ‘Romani’ more for the language.

  • @devicharan7157
    @devicharan7157 3 роки тому +2

    You should also do some research on famouse roma people To raise the voice for roma community. Charlie Chaplin, alvis Presley and picasso was some of them .
    The flamenco dance is same as our banzara dance even the music is almost same

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому

      Thank you for your comment. I shall do some further research!

  • @Edangiolino
    @Edangiolino 3 роки тому +2

    Dosh for money and posh, it means half. My mumma used to called me cushy when i was little . And a new home or a good job, its a kushti little number.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому +2

      This comment reads like a mini poem. Thank you!

    • @Edangiolino
      @Edangiolino 3 роки тому +2

      @@TimSmithWordSmith well as it happens I am a poet. Thanks. I did not mean to.

    • @kushagraverma6456
      @kushagraverma6456 3 роки тому +2

      Kushti in my langauge means wrestling

    • @devicharan7157
      @devicharan7157 3 роки тому +1

      Kushti means wrestling but if you removes t then it vecomes kushi or khushi which means happiness

  • @lightandlifepreston777
    @lightandlifepreston777 Рік тому +3

    In this video Your talking between a few different dialects in romaness
    Hotchin Tan - stoping place
    Chavo - Boy
    Chavi - Girl
    Glata - Baby / infant
    Lacho - Good
    Cushti - good but different dialect
    Not dinlo , it’s dinler or dinla - fool
    Jel - is the third person to go
    Ja- is to go or jav meaning you
    Lulow-poppy - red apple
    Lulu’gee - red rose or flower
    Pral - better way to pronounce the word brother

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  Рік тому +1

      Wow! Thank you for the knowledge. Are there names for the different dialects?

    • @lightandlifepreston777
      @lightandlifepreston777 Рік тому +2

      @@TimSmithWordSmith
      Yeh there is a few
      Kalderash
      Sinte
      Ramungari
      Lovari
      Indian/Rajasthan Rumness
      Spanish Gitano
      French Gitan
      English Rumness
      All very very similar in language but some word differ with the dialect
      Like for example - Teeth 🦷
      Kalderash Roma - Dant
      English Roma -Danya
      Indian/Raj - Dan
      The root word is the same , but the dialect changes the ending or grammar
      O del swencol tumen 👍🙏

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  Рік тому +1

      Thank you!

  • @LennyLindell
    @LennyLindell 3 роки тому +2

    good work from i scando romani

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you!

    • @LennyLindell
      @LennyLindell 3 роки тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith ua-cam.com/channels/hDN8OtsPfjBadQNgcs2kdQ.html

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      @@LennyLindell
      Thank you, I enjoyed that.

    • @LennyLindell
      @LennyLindell 3 роки тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith ple subcsribe on chanel

    • @LennyLindell
      @LennyLindell 3 роки тому +1

      @@TimSmithWordSmith Scandoromani (Swedish: romani, Norwegian: romani, Scandoromani: romani rakripa[4] alt. tavringens rakripa[5][6]), also known as Traveller Norwegian,[7] Tavringer Romani,[8] the Tattare language,[9] and Traveller Danish,[10] is a North Germanic based Para-Romani. It is spoken by the Scandinavian Romanisæl Travellers, a Romani minority community, in Norway (c. 100-150 elderly speakers),[1] and formerly in Sweden.
      "Scandoromani" is a term coined by Lenny Lindell ((( BY MEE )) . In Sweden, Scandoromani is referred to as resande rommani (Traveller Romani) or svensk rommani (Swedish Romani), while in Norway the same language is known as norsk romani (Norwegian Romani).
      Like Angloromani in Britain and Caló in Spain, Scandoromani draws upon a (now extinct) vocabulary of inflected Romani. Much of the original Romani grammar, however, has been lost to the users, and they now communicate in Swedish or Norwegian grammar.
      There is no standardised form of Scandoromani, so variations exist in vocabulary, pronunciation, and usage, depending on the speaker. In print, Scandoromani words are often written with Swedish (S) or Norwegian (N) letters (ä, æ, ø, å) and letter combinations to represent Romani sounds, e.g., tj- (/ɕ/) or kj- (/ç/ alt. /tʃ/) to represent the Romani č /tʃ/ and čh /tʃʰ/. Some examples of Scandoromani variant spellings are: tjuro[11] (S) / kjuro[5] (N) 'knife'; gräj[11] (S) / grei[5] (N) 'horse'.

  • @tillybinkieking7258
    @tillybinkieking7258 2 роки тому +1

    It is said that in my family tree we have Curraple..Sanscrit...

  • @bz9798
    @bz9798 2 роки тому +1

    Excursions - A Tribe Called Quest - those are lyrics from a rap song lol

  • @PaulSinghSelhi-VFX-TUTORIALS
    @PaulSinghSelhi-VFX-TUTORIALS Рік тому +1

    Well done. I am Didikay, Half London Fairground Gypsy and Half Punjabi Sikh. All roads lead to the Land of the Five Rivers.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  Рік тому +1

      Great comment. You sent me looking and I found the five rivers reference. Thank you!

    • @PaulSinghSelhi-VFX-TUTORIALS
      @PaulSinghSelhi-VFX-TUTORIALS Рік тому +1

      @@TimSmithWordSmith Chakar Varti..Roaming Free. The Nihang tends to his horse's wounds before his own. ua-cam.com/video/If6HQdbJ__0/v-deo.html

    • @PaulSinghSelhi-VFX-TUTORIALS
      @PaulSinghSelhi-VFX-TUTORIALS Рік тому

      My people...My mother's ancestors left as dalits or low caste 'untouchables'..Roma and centuries later My father, a Khatri Singh of noble ancestry, found her working on a fairground at Greenwich..the meeting of East and West..and created me a Singh of The Khalsa..we know no caste..we see all Humans as One Race. My Lees cannot carry a shank..I can legally carry a dagger..and do so. But don't worry..I keep my gypsy in check..the police trust me. I am Khalsa. If I fight it is feet and fists !! ua-cam.com/video/I3-47A5r54Y/v-deo.html

    • @PaulSinghSelhi-VFX-TUTORIALS
      @PaulSinghSelhi-VFX-TUTORIALS Рік тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith My real name is Harpal..Har - The Divine/God Pal - Friend...Friend of the Divine.

    • @PaulSinghSelhi-VFX-TUTORIALS
      @PaulSinghSelhi-VFX-TUTORIALS Рік тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith ua-cam.com/video/I3-47A5r54Y/v-deo.html

  • @eddiecooper6916
    @eddiecooper6916 Рік тому +1

    Who's your granddad and your grandma and are you still from the old country

  • @rimirimi32
    @rimirimi32 Рік тому +1

    My Nans Romani :) she’s like a mum to me, grew up in a wagon, she was 1 of 10, her day was 1 of 19! Sussex England, loads of words, drag = car jook = dog etc no idea how to spell any 😂 it’s not really a language that’s spoken much, apart from words in English conversation I’ve never heard any fluent rooka

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  Рік тому

      Thank you for sharing. 1 of 10 in a wagon! Now that’s hard work…

  • @bokane1963
    @bokane1963 Рік тому +1

    You'll hear most of these in Portsmouth a lot

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  Рік тому +1

      Big community down there?

    • @bokane1963
      @bokane1963 Рік тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith not really but I assume there was at some point. I've met a few Romani here over the years however. A lot of people were moved here after WW2 from London as large prefab housing estates went up to home those who lost their home due to the bombing raids. We were hit pretty bad due to dockyard and still find unexploded ordnance frequently. As bad as our image is we have had some interesting history

  • @BaronVonGreenback1882
    @BaronVonGreenback1882 Рік тому +1

    My Grandad, born in 1918 had a brother whose nickname was Gadgie, I just found out that it's a Romani word for a man who is not Romani, even though his family was of Romani origin.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  Рік тому

      Interesting. Do you think it was because he was from a different region?

    • @BaronVonGreenback1882
      @BaronVonGreenback1882 Рік тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith Not sure, most of that generation have all passed now. i'm keen to find out.

  • @MB-jt9mo
    @MB-jt9mo 2 роки тому +1

    I'm Rom I didn't know that English took some words from us but it's more like sinti words romanichal is more like sinti i think

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  Рік тому

      I don’t enough about the relationship between Sinti and Roma. Let me know if you have any insights!

    • @MB-jt9mo
      @MB-jt9mo Рік тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith my mom's family are roma from Hungary and slovakia and my dads are sinti roma from Mannheim the only difference is the language sinti romanes is lots of German words otherwise we are the same.
      Also English took the word minge from us too haha you probably knew that already. Hehe

  • @violet1785
    @violet1785 3 роки тому +6

    Tickner used for child too
    Ur education man an did really well u come over likeble
    Lolipop to me is not too bright person
    Police r
    Muskreys garlows gavers tho every area got different phrases an ways
    Like a car is moter to m
    Tho to others r called dreg screave
    My spelling not good tho I hope u get my half attempt driff merry Xmas x

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      Thank you Violet. I suppose it’s obvious, but it’s a good sign of a thriving, living language that different areas have different ways of saying things.
      Merry Christmas to you too.

    • @pegknife
      @pegknife 6 місяців тому

      You from Kent ?

  • @RomaniKing
    @RomaniKing 3 роки тому +1

    Another word is gavver, it’s used to describe a police officer

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      Thank you, Caleb!

    • @rupendra79
      @rupendra79 3 роки тому +2

      'Gavaar' in Hindi means bad-mannered person.

    • @pegknife
      @pegknife 6 місяців тому

      Travellers use "Gavver for Policemen,but it's wrong,Gavver means Hide/run and hide.

  • @randomswitch
    @randomswitch 3 роки тому +1

    Dilo, Lolo/Loli, Pral so cool

  • @lorienhorn8676
    @lorienhorn8676 2 роки тому +2

    You no what's funny, that sinti not understand a lot of Word of romani gipsy. We have only similar Word from old indian sanskrit languages. For example roma says for what (so) sinti says( hov, u)

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  Рік тому +1

      To be honest I don’t know anything about the Sinti. Maybe a video for another time?

  • @youremybiggestfan
    @youremybiggestfan Рік тому +1

    Im from Sweden and we have so many everyday swedish words that come from the Romani people.. its insane.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  Рік тому

      Oh? Can you give me some examples?

    • @youremybiggestfan
      @youremybiggestfan Рік тому +2

      @@TimSmithWordSmith Sure. I collected a few words for you that is mainstream everyday swedish words that is said to have Romani origins.
      Tjej = girl. Pucko - Moron / Dumbass, Puffra = Pistol, Bira = Beer, Haja = understand/ get a grip of something, Sno = Steal/take something,
      Usch! = Yuck!, Jycke = Pooch!, Ball = Cool (like hes cool or thats a cool song)
      Bast = Years, Tutte - Booby (also used in Sweden for passifier) , Vischan = Boondocks/ being in the bush ( country side)
      There is many more slang words too and words i probably missed. Somewhere i have a romani chib / swedish dictionary that contains alot of romani loan words to swedish.
      Its very fascinating.
      Edit:
      Lattjo - Fun
      Gola - Snitch
      Nobba - To reject
      Pröjsa = to pay.
      Some of these words is probably spelled differently in romani. Keep in mind all these words started as slang words that has been integrated into our language. But theyre old

    • @Yxi-zc5ne
      @Yxi-zc5ne Місяць тому

      Gycke också , gjycke? = Hund = dog

  • @billabobyt
    @billabobyt 3 роки тому +3

    You know what they say, English is a hotel all the other languages stay and leave their stuff at.

  • @sm-wq3by
    @sm-wq3by 3 роки тому +3

    Chav means kid.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому +1

      There seems to be some debate on this...

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      Happy to be schooled!

    • @shree709
      @shree709 3 роки тому

      @x y I can't find your message. I was taken several times to join the group. With difficulty I am replying to you. You may write to me on shree709@gmail.com

    • @tomi1991I
      @tomi1991I 3 роки тому +2

      @@TimSmithWordSmith chav is actually a boy and chaj is a girl, chavoro means kid

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      @@tomi1991I, ah, that’s a new angle. Thank you!

  • @ReelLife_official
    @ReelLife_official 3 роки тому +4

    Dig gadzo dilino 😂

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому +1

      Hello, Gypsy Prince! May I have a translation please?

    • @thosehorribleyelloweyes3843
      @thosehorribleyelloweyes3843 3 роки тому +2

      @@TimSmithWordSmith I think he’s insulting you?. don’t pay attention though man I dig this video I’m an American Romani and I found this real entertaining great work!

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому +2

      @@thosehorribleyelloweyes3843, thank you! I’m guessing he’s referring g to me being a non-Romani who’s a little clueless. I mean, he’s not wrong!

    • @ReelLife_official
      @ReelLife_official 3 роки тому +2

      @@thosehorribleyelloweyes3843 not really insulting , a gadzo is what we Gypsy’s call someone who’s not , and a dilino is someone crazy . Not tryin to be rude

    • @thosehorribleyelloweyes3843
      @thosehorribleyelloweyes3843 3 роки тому +2

      @@ReelLife_official well thank you for clearing that up and being so mature with your comment. well said my friend

  • @LennyLindell
    @LennyLindell 3 роки тому +3

    Scandoromani (Swedish: romani, Norwegian: romani, Scandoromani: romani rakripa[4] alt. tavringens rakripa[5][6]), also known as Traveller Norwegian,[7] Tavringer Romani,[8] the Tattare language,[9] and Traveller Danish,[10] is a North Germanic based Para-Romani. It is spoken by the Scandinavian Romanisæl Travellers, a Romani minority community, in Norway (c. 100-150 elderly speakers),[1] and formerly in Sweden.
    "Scandoromani" is a term coined by Lenny Lindell (( mee )). In Sweden, Scandoromani is referred to as resande rommani (Traveller Romani) or svensk rommani (Swedish Romani), while in Norway the same language is known as norsk romani (Norwegian Romani).
    Like Angloromani in Britain and Caló in Spain, Scandoromani draws upon a (now extinct) vocabulary of inflected Romani. Much of the original Romani grammar, however, has been lost to the users, and they now communicate in Swedish or Norwegian grammar.
    There is no standardised form of Scandoromani, so variations exist in vocabulary, pronunciation, and usage, depending on the speaker. In print, Scandoromani words are often written with Swedish (S) or Norwegian (N) letters (ä, æ, ø, å) and letter combinations to represent Romani sounds, e.g., tj- (/ɕ/) or kj- (/ç/ alt. /tʃ/) to represent the Romani č /tʃ/ and čh /tʃʰ/. Some examples of Scandoromani variant spellings are: tjuro[11] (S) / kjuro[5] (N) 'knife'; gräj[11] (S) / grei[5] (N) 'horse'.

    • @terrytzaneros8007
      @terrytzaneros8007 3 роки тому

      Lenny Lindell: Latcho Dives! Do the Scandoromani - the Norskarom (Norwegians) - in particular, possess any Romanichal/Anglo wordings from their exiled British ancestors? Reading about their arrival in the Nordic lands at the time of the Elizabethan persecutions and expulsions in the 16th. c., was wondering whether they assimilated with the existing indigenous Roms of Sweden, further East?

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому

      Interesting!

    • @tonycoombes2281
      @tonycoombes2281 Рік тому

      my mums grandad duch roma gypsys

  • @kindnessfirst9670
    @kindnessfirst9670 3 роки тому

    Every language I know of contains words that originated in other languages. Languages, like so called "races", are fluid.

  • @tillybinkieking7258
    @tillybinkieking7258 2 роки тому

    Just Prettymaid or Prettybody Smith

  • @tillybinkieking7258
    @tillybinkieking7258 2 роки тому

    Is this the fellah?

  • @martingoral5610
    @martingoral5610 2 роки тому +1

    Well your right but it’s not just our language .

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому

      Apologies Martin. What particular point are you addressing?

  • @ignachorvath6864
    @ignachorvath6864 3 роки тому

    Kote vakerel Rromanes?

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому

      Hello, thank your for your reply. My apologies, could you translate this into English?

  • @alphashavingworks
    @alphashavingworks Рік тому +1

    Doylem

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  Рік тому +1

      Thank you for your comment!

    • @alphashavingworks
      @alphashavingworks Рік тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith not calling You a Doyle’s. Just mention Ning that word. It used to be very common to hear this in my home town.

  • @pegknife
    @pegknife 8 місяців тому +1

    Lollipop is nothing to do with Apples me old mate ,and you mentioned Drag ! but you didn't say what you thought it meant in Romanes ??

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  8 місяців тому

      Interesting. Everything I’ve read indicates you are misled. Do you have a source?

    • @pegknife
      @pegknife 8 місяців тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith It's what has been handed down for generations POBBLE is the Romany word for Apple . So what do you think "Drag" is ?

    • @pegknife
      @pegknife 7 місяців тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith What do you think Drag is then ?

    • @Walter-ii5ev
      @Walter-ii5ev 6 місяців тому +1

      I speak Romanus very very good in the call The Rush dialect the word lowly refers to Something red PA bye literally means Apple when you combine the two it says red apple the English do not pronounce it correctly they say a lollipop this man Tim is correct

    • @pegknife
      @pegknife 6 місяців тому

      @@Walter-ii5ev He still ain't answered what Drag is yet ? And you're wrong same as him.

  • @richardczafik7134
    @richardczafik7134 2 роки тому +2

    Ro máani

  • @BadRomaMan1
    @BadRomaMan1 3 роки тому +2

    Hi Tim I am Roma from USA of the call The Rush tribe which is the dialect you're speaking some words you have correct which is good but some incorrect Loli it means red PA bye means Apple correct Dlow yes it means stupid or fool a person below normal intelligence and so on Kush can mean wood can mean tree can mean Club but there are also other more specific words for these objects such as cranga also can mean stick branch or Club it all depends where or how you apply these words Moosh mail Julie memes female for a guy Jo a not Roma person you did pretty good be careful who you listen to make no mistake Indians do not speak Romanus which means our people's language Roma are not originally from India that just a big lie that was spread and got bigger and even among Roma we have our share of delos who don't know what they're talkin about Ty Avis buck tallow that means may you be lucky and blessed

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      Thank you for the knowledge, ok33!

    • @andybenson1343
      @andybenson1343 3 роки тому +2

      omg i just relise now why some say get ya lolli out = get ya reds out in england thats £10 otherwise known as get ya reddys out.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      @@andybenson1343, I hadn’t thought of that!

  • @silverspeak4813
    @silverspeak4813 2 роки тому +1

    Anyone notice this guy is literally an elf

  • @slobodanmartinov6259
    @slobodanmartinov6259 3 роки тому +1

    Search: Sam Roma dui dui 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      I found a recorded live performance with people sitting around at tables watching. Is this a traditional song? What’s the meaning?

    • @slobodanmartinov6259
      @slobodanmartinov6259 2 роки тому

      It is a traditional song. The song is about choosing a bride that has beautiful eyes and sweet lips.

    • @slobodanmartinov6259
      @slobodanmartinov6259 2 роки тому

      There is another song that Honor's Saint George. Let me find it please.

    • @slobodanmartinov6259
      @slobodanmartinov6259 2 роки тому

      Search 2 songs:
      1) ederlezi (durdevdan) - Miltos paschalidis
      2) v. Goran bregovic - chant traditionnel (ederlezi) I norig I the voice France 2

  • @romanochavo829
    @romanochavo829 3 роки тому +1

    So phenes gache

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому

      Hello, Artur. Would you mind translating?

    • @romanochavo829
      @romanochavo829 3 роки тому

      @@TimSmithWordSmith What did you talk about in the video, I asked

  • @robb1312
    @robb1312 2 роки тому +1

    just for info :) : Romani language is close to pure Sanskrit language ! Pure Sanskrit language is mostly spoken only by High Priests of Hindu ! THE FIRST OLDEST SPOKEN SANSRIT LANGUAGE STARTED IN NORTH SIRIA,, not India !!! Ones a year meet roma people in FRANCE to celebrate The Saint (kali) SARAH ! She is the Patron of Roma people !!! Saint SARAH was a doughter of Maria magdalena ! the run away after jesus died on cross , MARIA magdalena ,MARTA ,LAZARUS ,there where romani people ,this all hapent 2000 years a go

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you for writing this out. I’ll do some further homework.

  • @arunbhoomkar8700
    @arunbhoomkar8700 Рік тому +1

    Peckish

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  Рік тому

      Is this a suggestion of a Romani word?

    • @arunbhoomkar8700
      @arunbhoomkar8700 Рік тому

      Romany ...cant you tell from my name ?

    • @arunbhoomkar8700
      @arunbhoomkar8700 Рік тому +1

      Romany.... cant you tell from my name ..thankfully most cant

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  Рік тому

      I thought your name might be a clue. Sadly ‘Peckish’ doesn’t have a Romani root. That’s not to say that it wasn’t used by Romani as a loan word for ‘hungry’ though.

  • @devicharan7157
    @devicharan7157 3 роки тому

    Om or aum is a sacred word for hindus and it means everywher or eveeything . Which drived the words like omni which is used for ligh which spreades everywhere not like spotlight . And the same word drives Amen Aum Auuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.............mmmmmmmmmmm.........n becam Amen .

    • @petrify4814
      @petrify4814 3 роки тому

      Amen is a Hebrew word meaning "truth" and it's a lot more likely that it came from Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) as they are both Afroasiatic in origin and we know those cultures had lots of interaction while Sanskrit is an Indo-Aryan. Egyptian as a written language also precedes Sanskrit by quite a few years as Old Egyptian was written as early as 2600 BCE while Vedic Sanskrit's oldest written records are from 1500-1250 BCE. It's also just possible that multiple cultures created words that have similar lettering when written in an English alphabet and it's very likely that "aum" in Sanskrit, "Amun/Amen" in Egyptian, and "Amen" in Hebrew sound nothing like each other.
      Also, omni comes from the Latin omnis meaning "all" and while it's possible that Latin got that word from Sanskrit, there is no actual evidence of this happening, and classical Latin and Sanskrit are considered only distantly related to each other.

    • @devicharan7157
      @devicharan7157 3 роки тому

      @@petrify4814
      May be you don't know that there were established trade ties between India and Egypt even in prehistoric times . The Egyption minos who protected mankind from flood and became moses in christianity and musa in Islam and Judaism is originally was from hindu mythology named "Manu" who did the same with the help of lord vishnu's matasya awatar .
      And as you say omni is a Latin word and the relation between sanskrit and Latin is not established. For that you may go to the temples of Honduras, Mexico, and other letin countries . You will find ganesha and shivalinga there along with other hindu God and goddess.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому

      Interesting. I shall do some further reading.

  • @opxahopxahopxahopxah863
    @opxahopxahopxahopxah863 2 роки тому +1

    You need to work on your accent it's pretty confusing in Romanian

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  2 роки тому

      This comment has been approved by The Board Of Homophonic Jokes.

  • @siddhinaik6650
    @siddhinaik6650 3 роки тому

    Lol all European languages have Indian origin sanskrit to be specific there will definitely be some common words do some research

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому +1

      Hello Siddhi. I hope you’re well. Can you point me to source that states that Sanskrit is the root of all European languages?

    • @oathboundsecrets
      @oathboundsecrets 3 роки тому +1

      @@TimSmithWordSmith I think he's talking about Indo-European languages.

    • @TimSmithWordSmith
      @TimSmithWordSmith  3 роки тому +3

      You are of course, correct. It’s not, however accurate to say that they come from Sanskrit. Although it is a contributing language, most European languages are not directly spawned from Sanskrit.
      Hence my question.

  • @blakezz4294
    @blakezz4294 3 роки тому +1

    You say brother like pearl basically