i Tamàra- Terni but dikhǒl manqe akaja bori.
o Olivèri- Terni si. Laqi phen, e Simbadesqi rromni, si biśuduje-berśenqi aj pakǎv so oj si śtar berś terni laθar, pakǎv k-o deśoxto berś, va deśoxto-berśenqi si oj. Deśuśove-berśenqi sine kana mukhlǎs i śkòla. Bezex. But śukar siklǒl sas ama sine nesave problème k-i familìa. Kamel sas e Tarzanes, o dad na kamel sas les – rat k-o kaśt sine angleder ov, ʒanes kòrkorri, si te kakosqo ćhavo... akana avili lesqi godi p-o than... Na sine dives bi ćingaraqo khere lenθe.
i Tamàra- Va, o Tarzan sine dilo angleder, trin śtar ratǎ na avel sas khere. Ʒanel o beng kaj sine aj so kerel sas. Darav sas me lesθar.
o Olivèri- Naśti phenes so sine dilo, terno – zumavel sas pe zorǎ, pe śajnimàta, ʒikaj śaj ʒal, thaj sine le vi duj trin bilaćhe amala. I laćhi rig si so na mukhlǎs i śkòla ov sar odola avera.
i Tamàra- Ʒanav, dilimàta kerel sas ama i śkòla na mukhel sas la, merel sas e Historiaqe. Sadaj kaj ka ʒal akala Historiaça?
o Olivèri- Na ʒanes? Arakhlǎs buti anda jekh fìrma produkciaqi, savi filmonel dokumentàrǎ pala ververa themenqi Historìa thaj bikinel and-i televìzia, and-o śkòle, avrial...
i Tamàra- But śukar, sar arakhlǎs akaja baxt?
o Olivèri- Jekh fora e produkciaqo direktòri kerdǎs konferènca lesqe śkolaθe thaj lilǎs sàma so but godǎvera pućhimàta vàzdel o Tarzan. Aćhilo and-o kontàkto leça – si te phenav panʒ śov berś. Akana and-i Oktòbra si les palutne zumavimàta ama nane dar: si te lel 100%.
i Tamàra- Dikh so na keren o gaʒe pumare Historiaqe. Ami amari, i rromani?
Today's topic 1 >>
The forms of numerals given in padmadǎ 23, 24 and 25 are in the A-ćham but they also have a B-ćham (except those of Greek origin [highlighted in blue in the table below], which remain as a rule unchanged):
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jekhe
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śove
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deśe
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śovardeśe
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duje, do
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efta
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biśe
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eftavardeśe
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trine
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oxto
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triànda
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oxtovardeśe
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śtare
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enia
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sarànda
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eniavardeśe
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panʒe
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panʒvardeśe
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śele, xiliàda
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They are used as any other adjective: kindǒm śtare grasten, phirel trine amalençar, bi jekhe rupunesqo, bari biavesqi sàla duj xiliàde manuśenqe etc.
Today's topic 2 >>
The expression of the age is built with the B-ćham of the number of years (or months, decades, centuries) followed by the unit of time also in B-ćham and the possessive postposition as exemplified below:
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number in B-ćham
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unit of time
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poss. post.
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main noun
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deśutrine
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berśen-
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-qo
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ćhavo
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śovardeśujekhe
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berses-
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-qi
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rromni
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panʒe
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maseken-
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-qo
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ćhavorro
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śove
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śeliberśen-
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-qo
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rukh
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or śovśele
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berśen-
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Today's topic 3 >>
Abstract nouns form their plural in -màta, with -maten~ for the B-ćham (remember the use of a tilde [~] to indicate that the B-ćham of abstract nouns may not appear by itself):
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singular
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plural
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A-ćham
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-pen, -pe Ex.: pućhipen
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-màta Ex.: pućhimàta
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A-ćham
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-pnas~, -mas~ Ex.: pućhipnas~, pućhimas~
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-maten~ Ex.: pućhimaten~
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Today's topic 4 >>
Rromani has a set of four basic demonstrative adjectives (acting also as pronouns), which may be analyzed as stem where remoteness is expressed by means of the oppositions a (near)/o (remote) and k (near)/ d (remote) plus endings agreing in number, gender and accidence with the main noun:
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stem
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+
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masc. sg.
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fem. sg.
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plural (both)
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aka-
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oko-
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-va
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-ja
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-la
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A-ćham
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ada-
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odo-
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-le, -la
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B-ćham
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When the idea of comparison is obvious, the ending -eder may be omitted (especially in the expression of compared age or size): oj si śtar berś terni/terneder manθar, ov si duj naja baro/bareder pe phralesθar. Such forms are dated and mainly Balkanic.
