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Beurla Reagaird ({{IPA-gd|ˈpjɤːrˠlˠ̪ə ˈɾɛkərˠtʲ|}}, previously also spelled ''Beurla Reagair'') loosely translates as "speech of metalworkers".<ref name = Queen's>Kirk, J. & Ó Baoill, D. ''Travellers and their Language'' (2002) [[Queen's University Belfast]] ISBN 0-85389-832-4</ref> Although ''Beurla'' today refers to the [[English language]], its original meaning is that of "jargon" (from [[Old Irish]] ''bélre'', ''bél'' "mouth" plus the abstract forming [[suffix]] ''-re''),<ref>MacBain, A. ''An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language'' (1896; 1982 reprint) Gairm ISBN 901771-68-6</ref> with the second element being linked to the word ''eagar'' "order, array, arrangement" (cf. the [[Irish language|Irish]] ''Béarla na Saor'' "speech of the smiths").<ref name=Summer>Neat, T. ''The Summer Walkers'' (1996; 1997 reprint) ISBN 0-86241-576-4</ref> |
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Beurla Reagaird is a nearly extinct, Gaelic-based cant used by the indigenous travelling community of the Highlands of Scotland, sometimes called "tinkers".[1][2]
Name
Beurla Reagaird ([ˈpjɤːrˠlˠ̪ə ˈɾɛkərˠtʲ], previously also spelled Beurla Reagair) loosely translates as "speech of metalworkers".[3] Although Beurla today refers to the English language, its original meaning is that of "jargon" (from Old Irish bélre, bél "mouth" plus the abstract forming suffix -re),[4] with the second element being linked to the word eagar "order, array, arrangement" (cf. the Irish Béarla na Saor "speech of the smiths").[5]
References
- ^ Evans, S. Stopping Places – A Gipsy History of South London and Kent (1999) Hertfordshire Press ISBN 1-902806-30-1
- ^ "Beurla-reagaird (Travellers' Gaelic Cant)". Am Baile. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ Kirk, J. & Ó Baoill, D. Travellers and their Language (2002) Queen's University Belfast ISBN 0-85389-832-4
- ^ MacBain, A. An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (1896; 1982 reprint) Gairm ISBN 901771-68-6
- ^ Neat, T. The Summer Walkers (1996; 1997 reprint) ISBN 0-86241-576-4
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