22-09-2017, 07:36 PM
Diane, I really can't be bothered to go into the whole "why didn't he give credit to...." from an informal conversation, so I won't. I don't think it's relevant in this case. Let's stick to more important topics. If he were talking about mathematics and mentioned set theory, nobody would care that he hadn't given a biopic of Cantor.
Let's talk about Romani, because I keep meaning to, and you bought up the interesting subject of a Romani who spoke Basque.
The Spanish (Portuguese and Brazilian as well) gypsies speak Caló, which is a peninsula version of Romani. But what I find interesting is that it is heavily influenced by Basque, more than you would expect.
Hand, Father, Mother (respectively basta, batia, batoa) all seem to derivce from Basque.
The gypsies living in the Basque country speak a bastardised version of Caló called Erromintxela, by the way.
Let's talk about Romani, because I keep meaning to, and you bought up the interesting subject of a Romani who spoke Basque.
The Spanish (Portuguese and Brazilian as well) gypsies speak Caló, which is a peninsula version of Romani. But what I find interesting is that it is heavily influenced by Basque, more than you would expect.
Hand, Father, Mother (respectively basta, batia, batoa) all seem to derivce from Basque.
The gypsies living in the Basque country speak a bastardised version of Caló called Erromintxela, by the way.