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It is a mistake to suppose that gipsies from any part of the world can understand each other's speech. Originally all spoke the same Indian tongue, but now their language consists of countless dialects, which are so different from one another that English and Spanish, or French and Hungarian gijjsies could not exchange two words.

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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 225, 22 September 1932, Page 17

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Untitled Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 225, 22 September 1932, Page 17

Untitled Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 225, 22 September 1932, Page 17