Learn Romani: Das-duma Rromanes

by Ronald Lee

Overview

Following 18 carefully structured lessons, this Romani language primer explores the vocabulary and grammar of the Kalderash Roma in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Designed for beginner students, this course reference begins with the basic verbs and nouns and builds through to the subtler grammatical necessities of reading and speaking the language. Quotations from native speakers, poems, songs, proverbs, and folktales add to the cultural and historical understanding of the language.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781902806440
Publisher:	University of Hertfordshire Press
Publication date:	08/01/2005
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.84(d)

About the Author

Ronald Lee is the president of the Romani Community and Advocacy Center in Toronto, Ontario. He is also the Canadian representative of the Roman National Congress and author of Goddam Gypsy. He teaches a course on the Romani diaspora in Canada at the University of Toronto. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario.