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Shelta language

The Shelta language is a cant language spoken by parts of the Irish Traveller people. Some Traveller emigrants in America also spoke the language in the 1870s. It has elements from English, Irish and Romany, and is also known as Gammon, or simply Cant.

External links

• Shelta lexicon and pronunciation guide
• The Secret Languages of Ireland by R. A. Stewart
  • Out of copyright in Australia

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