February 14, 2006

Turkish Argot | Labunya. labunyaca

It is time we dig into some Turkish argot/slang. More to come

Mavi Boncuk

1. lubunya :self designation of Istanbul`s male to female transgenders. from Slavic: liubima ("darling", feminine)

2. lubunyaca : An argot used by the "lubunyalar" of Istanbul, combines Turkish, Slavic and Romani - Gypsy vocabulary on the base of a largely Turkish grammar

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