carrion. But in winter they will dress and eat snails, hedge-hogs,
and other creatures not generally dressed for food.

But the strongest evidence of their Hindoo origin is the great
resemblance their own language bears to the Hindostanee. The following
Vocabulary is taken from Grellman, Hoyland, and Captain Richardson. The
first of these respectable authors declares, that twelve out of thirty
words of the Gipsies' language, are either purely Hindostanee, or nearly
related to it.

The following list of words are among those which bear the greatest
resemblance to that language.

_Gipsy_. _Hindostanee_. _English_.
Ick, Ek, Ek, One.
Duj, Doj, Du, Two.
Trin, Tri, Tin, Three.
Schtar, Star, Tschar, Four.
Pantsch, Pansch, Pansch, Five.
Tschowe, Sshow, Tscho, Six.
Efta, Hefta, Sat, Seven.
Ochto, Aute, Eight.
Desch, Des, Des, Ten.
Bisch, Bis, Bis Twenty.
Diwes, Diw, Day.
Ratti, Ratch, Night.
Cham, Cam, Tschanct The sun.
Panj, Panj, Water.
Sonnikey, Suna, Gold.
Rup, Ruppa, Silver.
Bal, Bal, The hair.
Aok, Awk, The eye.
Kan, Kawn, The ear.
Mui, Mu, The mouth.
Dant, Dant, A tooth.
Sunjo, Sunnj, The hearing.
Sunj, Sunkh, The smell.
Sik, Tschik, The taste.
Tschater, Tschater, A tent.
Rajah, Raja, The prince.
Baro, Bura, Great.
Kalo, Kala, Black.
Grea, Gorra, Horse.
Ker, Gurr, House.
Pawnee, Paniee, Brook, drink, water.
Bebee, Beebe, Aunt.
Bouropane