Speaking gypsy

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By lee on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 04:03 pm: Edit Post

does anyone remember the language gypsy, or know how to speak it. it is a language that lots of jamaican know about and i was just wondering if anyone remember about it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By right a yard on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 04:40 am: Edit Post

Yes, we certainly remember it lee.These young children can speak it well.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By sprite on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 09:26 pm: Edit Post

gilly pip siily pi =gypsy
yes I remember that language
use to speak it with my friends when growing up


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By marlene on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:25 pm: Edit Post

YES, I know and can speak both versions, My sister and I still speak it when we want privacy..


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By shorty on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:46 pm: Edit Post

Alapi relepem melepem beleper


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Old School on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 07:20 pm: Edit Post

The following are two different ways of saying, "What ? It's hard to talk and write".

1) Whapat ? Ipit hapard topoo tapalk apan wripite.

2) Whalapat? Illipit hallapard tolopoo talapark allapan wrallapite.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Thirsty on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 12:23 pm: Edit Post

Could someone tell us the origin of this wonderful language. I am envious and would love someone to teach it to me.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Sprite on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 08:45 am: Edit Post

Old school thats the short version and the long version
I know both of them

Thirsty I dont know the origin
but it is very easy if you get the hang of it


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Thirsty on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 11:09 am: Edit Post

But no one speaks it today, plus I live abroad and soooooooo hungry to use it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By twiggy on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 04:41 pm: Edit Post

My daughter and I still speak it up to today. We were at the hospital and needed some privacy so we used it there. We can talk it really fast so no one can understand it. We love it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rebecca on Friday, May 02, 2008 - 06:41 am: Edit Post

Oh how fun! I wish my mother and I had a secret language.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Judy H on Friday, May 02, 2008 - 08:53 am: Edit Post

I used to speak something very similar with my grandmother here in England. She was taught it by her grandmother, and she by hers. It was tradition that only the females in our family would know how to talk it. My mother and my sisters understand and speak it still, to varying degrees. It's definitely proved to be useful for us ... and frustrating for others!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By kevin on Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 06:50 pm: Edit Post

I think its fun to speak,people who cant speak it always find it funny as marlene said its good when u need some privacy.ha ha!