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'''Beurla Reagaird''' is a nearly extinct, [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic-based]] [[Cant (language)|cant]] used by the indigenous [[Scottish Travellers#Indigenous Highland Travellers|travelling community]] of the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]] of Scotland, sometimes called |
'''Beurla Reagaird''' is a nearly extinct, [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic-based]] [[Cant (language)|cant]] used by the indigenous [[Scottish Travellers#Indigenous Highland Travellers|travelling community]] of the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]] of Scotland, sometimes called "tinkers".<ref>Evans, S. ''Stopping Places – A Gipsy History of South London and Kent'' (1999) Hertfordshire Press ISBN 1-902806-30-1</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_audio.jsp?item_id=85786| title=Beurla-reagaird (Travellers' Gaelic Cant)| publisher=Am Baile| accessdate=7 March 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:17, 18 June 2016
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 0-901771-68-6
- ^ Neat, T. The Summer Walkers (1996; 1997 reprint) ISBN 0-86241-576-4
See also
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