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Shelta language
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The
Shelta language
was spoken by the
Irish Traveller
people in
America
in the
1870s
. It has elements from
English
,
Irish Gaelic
and
Romany
and is also known as
Cant
.
External links
Shelta lexicon
(
http://www.travellersrest.org/sheltanocant990418.htm
)
The Secret Languages of Ireland by R. A. Stewart
(
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~minky/macalisterras1937/sheltacopyright
)
Out of copyright in
Australia
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