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'''Beurla Reagaird''' ({{IPA-gd|ˈpjɤːrˠl̪ˠə ˈɾɛkərˠtʲ}}; previously also spelled ''Beurla Reagair'') is a nearly extinct, [[Scottish Gaelic|Scottish Gaelic-based]] [[Cant (language)|cant]] used by the indigenous [[Scottish Gypsy and Traveller groups#Indigenous Highland Travellers|travelling community]] of the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]] of Scotland, formerly often referred to by the disparaging name " |
'''Beurla Reagaird''' ({{IPA-gd|ˈpjɤːrˠl̪ˠə ˈɾɛkərˠtʲ}}; previously also spelled ''Beurla Reagair'') is a nearly extinct, [[Scottish Gaelic|Scottish Gaelic-based]] [[Cant (language)|cant]] used by the indigenous [[Scottish Gypsy and Traveller groups#Indigenous Highland Travellers|travelling community]] of the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]] of Scotland, formerly often referred to by the disparaging name "[[tinker]]s".<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 21:30, 28 December 2020
Beurla Reagaird (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈpjɤːrˠl̪ˠə ˈɾɛkərˠtʲ]; previously also spelled Beurla Reagair) is a nearly extinct, Scottish Gaelic-based cant used by the indigenous travelling community of the Highlands of Scotland, formerly often referred to by the disparaging name "tinkers".[1][2]
Name
Beurla Reagaird 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]
See also
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