The tinkler-gypsies . ces of thecharacteristics of all of them may now be foundin Tinklers. On the arrival of the Romani-speakingGypsies in Scotland, it is clear that a fusiontook place with the Tinklers, the offspring beingthe Tinkler-Gypsy race, and, as one wouldnaturally expect, the resultant composite cant(language) confirms that theory. The strength of the cant basis which predo-minates in the Tinkler language, and whichthey still prefer to term cant {, cainnt speech),would seem to indicate that, however mongrelor effete it may now be, it was at one time alanguage. Apparently the lang
The tinkler-gypsies . ces of thecharacteristics of all of them may now be foundin Tinklers. On the arrival of the Romani-speakingGypsies in Scotland, it is clear that a fusiontook place with the Tinklers, the offspring beingthe Tinkler-Gypsy race, and, as one wouldnaturally expect, the resultant composite cant(language) confirms that theory. The strength of the cant basis which predo-minates in the Tinkler language, and whichthey still prefer to term cant {, cainnt speech),would seem to indicate that, however mongrelor effete it may now be, it was at one time alanguage. Apparently the language of thesecastes differed. Mr D. MacRitchie, Mr JohnSampson, and Professor Kuno Meyer have allcontributed largely to the elucidation of whatShelta or Sheldru, the cant in use amongst theTinklers of Ireland, is, and Professor Meyer hasshown it to be none other than the same lan-guage as was used by the ancient bards.^?- Ithas been said that if Shelta exists in Wales ithas still to be discovered. If a real Welsh 28. Distribution of Cant. 435 Tinkler can be found, we believe, however, itwill not be difficult to ascertain that besidesRomani words he uses c-int words either of theShelta or some other form derived from somelanguage used by ancient inhabitants of thatcountry. An obituary notice has just appearedin Tlie Cambrian News of the death, at Llany-cyfelin, of Grace Mannion, aged 80, widow ofLarry Mannion, tinman, and, strange to say,we happened last summer in Galloway to inter-view a traveller woman named Mannion, andshe knew some words of the Galloway Tinklerscant. She said, however, she hailed from nearManchester. Mr Groomes description of EvanRoberts, the ancient bard of Wales, points tothe conclusion that the blood of some of theancient inhabitants of Wales as well as Romaniblood fiowed in his veins :^ No, the lightonly revealed a hale old man of middle stature,with snowy hair, who, to look at, might be adivine, a poet, or a legislator—anything ratherthan a stancient
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