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XLIII. Observations on the Language of the People commonly called Gypsies. In a Letter to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S. From Mr. Marsden, F.S.A.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2012

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It has long been surmised that the vagrant tribes of people called in this country Gypsies, and on parts of the continent of Europe, Cingari, Zingari, and Chingali, were of Eastern origin. The former name has been supposed a corruption of Egyptian, and some learned persons have judged it not improbable that their language might be traced to the Coptic.

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Archaeologia , Volume 7 , 1785 , pp. 382 - 386
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1785

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