Historical information:These recordings were collected by Guy Tyler, working with multiple consultants who spoke different varieties of Romani.
Scope and content:Sound recordings of elicitation, field notes
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Joe Adams, Bessy, Sally Bumbalow, Mary Cooper, Bob Davis, Janet George, Gus, Helen Herezegh, Danny John, Nick Johnson, Raida Johnson, John Lee, Mary Lee, George Marks, Linda Marks, Bini (Ben) Miller, Catherine Miller, Frank Mitchell, Edith Quick, Raita, Mara Richard, Rachel Richard, Steve Richard, Cookie Riste, Danny Riste, Frank "Dudo" Riste, Morena Riste, Rosie, Eda Siganoff, Roy Siganoff, Ruby Siganoff, Nina Signo, Joe Sztogka, Mary Thomas, Tom Thomas, Frank Thompson, and Guy Tyler. Romani Sound Recordings, 2018-30, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X298855F.
Description:Side 1 (2018-30.009A.wav) consists of a recording of a sentence elicitation session which starts with a description of Romani rules regarding washing clothes, dishes, soap use, etc. It ends with the "used to be" structure and "soap floats on water." Side 2 (2018-30.009B.wav) consists of a recording starting with eliciting the word "noise." It ends with an explanation of where sons and daughters go to live after they get married.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Lexical and syntactic elicitation], 2018-30.009, in "Romani Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/25751.
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