i Tamàra- Alo ?? Ah akana palem aśunav tut. Va, phenàsas so an-i ćhib tǐri si jekh tatipe, jekh kovlipe, jekh guglipe so naśti ovel anda jekh aver ćhib...
i dej- Ʒanav mi ćhej, ʒanav, sa ʒanav; ama palem pućhlǎrav man, an-i bari diz, aver si, naj sar khere an-o cikno gav, an-i Bìstrica, na?
i Tamàra- Naj i diz ja o gav an-o pućhipe, si o manuś: ko ta ko kamel te ovel lesqe laćhes an-o ogi, thaj si vi avera save kamen te aćhon sàmo sar jekh kameleòno, jekh klòno, jekh fotokòpia, jekh kseroks... naj ćaćes ?
i dej- Uf, but filozofìa keres Tamaro, dukhaves mo śero... Ker sar te manges, bari san...
i Tamàra- Bari, bari, ama tu maj bari san, thaj maj but manrro xalǎn mi dej, hem parno thaj hem kalo... ¿Thaj tut, navlìsa tut loś kana vakǎrèsas rromanes, kana kerèsas pherasa so ni hakǎrènas e gaʒe, kana gilabèsas rromane phurikane gilǎ ???
i Bibi- ¿Aves Mara? Mek akava telefòni... naj te naśel, ma dara… Sar ni dukhal tut o kan?
i Tamàra- Va, avilem...
[an-o telefòni] Ma xa xoli, mi dej, sa si te ovel laćhes. Mekav tut akana, aʒukǎren man e avera te ʒas k-i piàca. Devleça ! i dej- Devleça, mi ćhej, akhar man merav tuqe !
Today's topic 1 >>
The abstract noun in Rromani is formed by means of the suffix -pen (often prononced -pe) added to the root expressing the idea at stake: tato warm > the root is tat- + link i + suffix pen = tatipen warmness; same with others.
The abstract noun in Rromani may be formed not only from adjectives (as above), but also from verbs: pućhel > the root is pućh- + link i + suffix pen + pućhipe question, from nouns amal > the root is amal + link i + suffix pen + amalipe friendship and from abverbs dur far > the root is dur + link i + suffix pen + duripe distance.
Today's topic 2 >>
Rromani adjectives
There are two main classes of adjectives in Rromani: the "wide" class (after the word buxlo wide, which serves as grammatical example) and the "narrow" class (after the word tang narrow, which serves as grammatical example) – the latter remains unchanged, whereas the former has a set of three endings in the absolute form (the one which serves among others in the subject of a clause.
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singular masc.
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singular fem.
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plural both genders
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buxlo
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buxli
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buxle
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"wide" adjectives
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tang
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tang
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tang
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"narrow" adjectives
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Compare with the article:
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singular masc.
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singular fem.
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plural both genders
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i
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The comparative (wider, warmer, more friendly etc.) is formed with the help of a specific ending -eder: buxleder wider, tateder warmer, gudleder sweeter... With new and/or international words, the adverb buter (or buteder) is put before the adjective: buter sofistikuime more sophisticated. The term of comparison can be introduced by desar (or sar in colloquial speech): maj but [de]sar laqo phral more than her brother.
Idioms and proverbs >>
To emphasize somebody's past experiences, pleasant and bitter, one resorts to the notion of eaten bread: xalǎ buteder marro (sar me than me), hem parno aj hem kalo.
