Perhaps no more convincing proof of their Indian origin can be adduced than the following short vocabulary of Romany words, selected to show their similarity to Hindustanee and Sanscrit. It may be contended that the language contains words derived from other nations or sources. Fragments of other tongues have naturally crept in, but in this respect an Englishman is scarcely the person to criticize. ROMANY. ENGLISH. SANSCRIT AND HINDUSTANI. Ana. Bring. S. Ani. Aok. The eye. H. Awk. Ava. Yes. S. Eva. Bal. Hair. S. Bala. H. Bal. Bata. A bee. S. Pata. Bebee. Aunt. H. Beebe. Bokht. Luck. S. Bhāgya. Boro. Great. H. Bura. Bori-pawnee. Ocean. H. Bura-panee. Bute. Much. H. Būt. Can. The sun. H. Khan. Chik. Earth, dirt. H. Chikkar. Choom. To kiss. S. Chumb. Chore. Thief. H. Chor. Choro. Poor. H. Shor. Churi. Knife. H. Churi. Coco. Uncle. H. Caucau. Dad. Father. H. Dada. Dand. Tooth. S. Danta. Devel. God. S. Deva. Divvus. Day. S. Divasa. Dur. Far. S. Dur. Gare. To hide. S. Ghar. Gono. A sack. H. Gon. Gry. A horse. H. Ghora or Gorra. Jib. To live. S. Jiv. Kaun. An ear. S. Karna. Kaulo. Black. S. Kala. Ker. A house. S. Griha, H. Gurr. Lang. Lame. S. Lang. Lon. Salt. H. Lon. Mang. To beg. H. Mangna. Manushi. Woman. S. Manushi. Mui. Mouth. H. Mu. Mutchee. Fish. H. Muchee. Nok. Nose. H. Nakh, or Nak. Peero. Foot. H. Parow. Pi. To drink. S. Piva. Pukker. To speak. H. Pukar. Puro. Old. S. Purā. Putsi. Purse. S. Putā. Rawnie. Lady. H. Ranee. Rup. Silver. H. Rupee. Sik. The taste. H. Tschik. Siva. To sew. S. Siv. Sonnikey. Gold. H. Suna. Sutta. Sleep. H. Sutta. Yokki. Clever. S. Yoga. In the following list of numerals the words for seven and eight are given, but nowadays few gypsies use them, many having forgotten them. Instead of efta, or seven, they say Dui trins ta yeck, and for octo, eight, Dui stors is used, for nine, Dui stors ta yeck, meaning respectively, two threes and one, two fours, and two fours and one. ROMANY. ENGLISH. HINDUSTANI.