Gypsy Jib - The Book
Table of contents
Introduction
Authors Family Tree
Gypsy Roots ~ a look at the authors own Gypsy history, traceable to the early 17th century
On the Gypsy Trail ~ traces the origins of Gypsies and their language to its roots in Northern India
The English Gypsy Language ~ the development of the English Gypsy language from the Romany language, sometimes called Romanes - which is essentially the language of the European Gypsy.
Gypsy Names ~ how Gypsy English names developed - often with secret humour
A Romany Dictionary - Part one ~ Romany - English
A Romany Dictionary - Part two ~ English - Romany
right - photographs from the book of travelling Gypsies in the 1960's by Tony Boxall F.R.P.S.
