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summer
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| 05 Apr 2008 02:37 |
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Hello.
I have visited this site a few times and think its lovely.
I know little about my own family background except that my great grandparents were gypsies - married from 2 different clans I think, causing some uproar at the time I believe...I have more recently heard of the family being referred to as 'traveling people' too, so not sure quite what my ancestry is but anyway, here is my question....
what is the pronounciation of the word 'choomia'? Is it 'choo me a' or 'choo my a' or ' chom e a' or something else? and is 'choomava' said 'chom ava' or 'choom ava.'..?
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Cj Eastwood
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| 07 Apr 2008 09:36 |
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Hi Summer.
What are you trying to say? If your trying to say 'kiss' then its Chumi = choo me. I kiss is 'chumidav' = (choo me darv). You kiss is 'chumides' & he / she kisses is 'chumidel'. |
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summer
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| 07 Apr 2008 23:38 |
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Hi Cj.
Yes, I am looking for the pronouciation for the words 'kiss' or 'kisses' etc.
I have heard Choomia means 'a kiss'. I want the correct word and how its said out loud for a 'kiss', as in a single kiss, like blowing a kiss/kisses or a kiss on the check etc., rather than 'to kiss'.
From your reply I think the word I am looking for is 'chumi', said 'choo me'.
Any further info would be good, or if you think you`ve answered my question, then thank you.
oh, another question I just thought of - is there a different word for kiss depending on the type of kiss? Such as the difference between a passionate or sexual kiss and a friendly greeting or the way you would kiss a child?
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summer
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| 07 Apr 2008 23:47 |
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just in case that wasnt clear (sorry), i am trying to get the word and its pronouciation for, '" i give you a [i] kiss[/i], and it is not sexual ".
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Victor
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| 09 Apr 2008 12:43 |
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| Hi C.J. it has been a lot of time that we did not talk, how are you, I wish that you are alright, C.J. you are perfectly right about the word kiss, in Romanes, we the Lovara say it the same way your friend Victor. |
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Cj Eastwood
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| 10 Apr 2008 01:10 |
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Hi Victor, Miro bhut Amal.
I am good and its good to hear from yourself again. I hope you are doing well. How is life in Brazil? Are the Roms there finally uniting and getting a sensible view to one another without pulling each other down? I'm sure I remember you saying once that some of them don't help themselves and its frustrating for you as they don't even recognise your efforts for them.
Things are good in the UK (or they are for me anyway, lol). I'm just busy with work, business, family etc. Seems to take all my time up. And then when I finally get a spare evening I ruin it by going to my local kitchema and get mato and suffer for the next three days, lol.
Take Care Victor
Bhut Baxtalo
Cj
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Victor
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| 10 Apr 2008 18:17 |
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| My dear friend C.J. I was very happy that you answerd me, well you are right the Roama here in Brasil at least those who are well off in life they just don't care for the once in need, when their fathers were alive, it was a diffrent story, rich or poor we gathered together on weddings and get mato, and suffer a little, I mean about the hang over, but now only the youngsters are in power, I mean they don't respect any one, now we rarely meet, we only speak through the telephone when it is absolutly nescessary, and some don't even want to speak our language, any way write if there are any Lovara in England, your friend .Victor |
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valerierackly
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| 11 Apr 2008 02:45 |
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Posted By summer on 05 Apr 2008 02:37
Hello.
I have visited this site a few times and think its lovely.
I know little about my own family background except that my great grandparents were gypsies - married from 2 different clans I think, causing some uproar at the time I believe...I have more recently heard of the family being referred to as 'traveling people' too, so not sure quite what my ancestry is but anyway, here is my question....
what is the pronounciation of the word 'choomia'? Is it 'choo me a' or 'choo my a' or ' chom e a' or something else? and is 'choomava' said 'chom ava' or 'choom ava.'..?
Thanks,
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Hello summer, its hard to say how to pronounce a word on a screan, as different family's talk different to one and other . there are a load of things that one side of my family say that the other don't, they have differnet words and different ways of using the words they say too. Its not been a writen language so it can be hard to write the words down so you can say them properly in english.
Then on to your family.I know that family's can have rifts in them, loads of families traditionally havent mixed with one and other. (People of different clans as they might be called.)
And gypsy people just call themselves travellers, we only refere to ourselfs as gypsy to non gypsy's or to other kinds of travellers.
I hope you join in with the convesations, your more than welcome to do so. Its also good to ask questions, we all do from time to time. |
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May the peace of the LORD be with you always. God Bless |
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