o Olivèri- Savorrenqo suno si te ovel pinʒardi amari Història! And-o sasto sundal, jekh burnekh Rroma len pumen laça, nane bas... Si but vasni aj phari buti.
i Tamàra- O gaʒe na pinʒaren amari història. Na śunde vaś-e Rromenqo Samudaripen...
o Olivèri- Mukh e gaʒen. Ni amare Rroma na pinʒaren pumari xodutni història, akana, and-o biśujèkhto śeliberś. But Rroma pakǎn and-o stereotìpǎ so arakhas and-i devruś literatùra.
i Tamàra- Eh nane so te keras. Kaj te des kan, śunes bangipen... Savorre dikhen amen sar khanćune manuśa, sar jekh ćik anda lenqo uźo pani. Mothovdǎs manqe o Tarzan so ondilo jekhe rromnǎqe, etnològa, savi kidindǎs sas leça etnotèkste e phurenθar. Oj dias avri jekh pustik rromane garadune lavençar, laćhi pustik, anda trin śtar ćhibǎ, bute ilustraciençar. I jèkhto pustik gasavi and-o sundal.
o Olivèri- Va, dikhlǒm akaja pustik. ¿Nanaj jekh kanzaùra opre?
i Tamàra- Va, oj si. Odova dives kana sine e pustikaqi promòcia, ʒal sas pe tikne ćhiaça – deśeberśenqi sine i ćhaj, k-i ceremònia so kerel sas i editùra. Naśti arakhel sas o than. Pućhlǎs duje raklien p-o drom, val ʒanen kaj si e editùra thaj sikavdǎs lenqe i adrèsa pe jekh vizitkàrta. Ʒanes so dinde la anglal o raklia???
o Olivèri- Na, so phende?
i Tamàra- Phende: "Ma xa xoli, vi amen ʒas te mangas love"...
o Olivèri- Dikhle so si rromni, aj foran kerdilo flaś anda lenqi dili godi so oj si pićhni, mangel love...
i Tamàra- Va, thaj laqe sine duvar ćhuridipen: jekhvar pesqe a vi jekhvar so śundǎs i tikni ćhaj. ¿Ʒanes savi tasvir akala raklia sikaven sas laqe pala laqi identitèta aj kultùra?
Today's topic 1 >>
Beside the counting numerals met and discussed in previous padmadǎ, there are in Rromani also numerals of order corresponding to first, second, third etc. They are obtained trough addition of unstressed -to to the counting numeral, which remains stressed:
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jèkhto
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śòvto
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bìśto
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śovardèśto
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dùjto
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eftàto
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biśujèkhto etc.
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eftavardèśto
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trìnto, trìto
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oxtòto
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triandàto
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oxtovardèśto
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śtàrto
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eniàto
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sarandàto
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eniavardèśto
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pànʒto
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dèśto
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panʒvardèśto
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śèlto
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xiliadàto
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There are various synonyms to jèkhto: angluno, avgo (in Bulgaria), avguno (litt. initial). The opposite is palutno last.
Today's topic 2 >>
When one quotes a question within a sentence, like «I don't know how we will do this» – such a sort of questions is called an indirect question. Indirect questions are of two kinds:
a) those corresponding to direct questions which contain a question word (who, why, how etc.). In this case they remain unchanged when quoted as indirect questions in a sentence. Compare the question standing by itself:
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question word
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rest of the question
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Kon
So
Savi
Sosqe
Kana
Kaj
Sar
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pinʒarel e Oliveres?
dine la anglal?
tasvir sikaven?
na xalǎn ti zumi?
avel i Tamàra?
beśel laqi amalin?
siklǒl o ćhavo?
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and the question quoted in a sentence:
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quoting sentence
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question word
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rest of the question
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Pućhav tumen
Śun
Na dikhav
Naśti xalǒvav
Khonik na ʒanel
Bisterdǎs sas
Phen manqe
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kon
so
savi
sosqe
kana
kaj
sar
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pinʒarel e Oliveres.
dine la anglal.
tasvir sikaven.
na xalǎn ti zumi.
avel i Tamàra.
beśel laqi amalin.
siklǒl o ćhavo.
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b) those corresponding to direct questions with no question word inside (and usually written with an upside-down question mark at the beginning of the question – see padmad 3).
When quoted in a sentence, the link word val is put at the beginning:
¿Pinʒares me dades? > Pućhav tut val pinʒares me dades.
¿I ćhaj xalǒvel rromanes? > Na ʒanav val i ćhaj xalǒvel rromanes.
In both direct and indirect questions of this kind, the form val na or not may be added – it makes the question more clear but conveys a slight feeling of impatience:
¿Kames te aves amençar, val na? > Phen manqe val kames te aves amençar, val na. As a rule, question marks are not used in indirect questions.
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Garadune lava riddles are a major genre of brief orature, known in all cultures.
