A secret language of Boatmen of Prayag (Allahabad, India)
Interesting to learn about this argot of boatmen of Prayag, which they use to communicate among themselves for the purpose of excluding their clients.
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For example - the numbers are spelled differently -
1 = sang संग; 2 = jōṛ जोड़, 3 = rakh रख; 5 = hāthū हाथू; 10 = salāī सलाई; 50 = tālī ताली; sunna सुन्न = 100 and so on. In this way rupees 500 = hāthū sunn हाथू सुन्न. And this would be conveyed to the next boatmen in no time.
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Similarly caukaṛ चौकड़ = wealthy; lihāṛā लिहाड़ा= Poor, is used before manipulating prices. Or dhanī nā bījō धनी ना बीजो = don't spoil the case. More research needs to be done on this unique argot which developed on the banks of Ganga and Yamuna in Allahabad.
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Being a big fan of Byomkesh Bakshi (satyānvēṣī), I have been writing on some secret languages of India for some time. Here is a mega-thread of threads on secret languages. Enjoy !!
A secret languages of Thugs in India
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The language of the underworld in West Bengal
Bhaktiprasad Mallik in his 1972 book “Language of the Underworld of West Bengal” (also published in Bengali as অপরাধ জগতের ভাষা 1971) gave an authentic account of a language variety used by criminals, near-criminals & anti-social groups in West Bengal between 1960s to early 1970s
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A secret language of Prisoners in North India
''A Secret Language of Prisoners in North Indian Jails''
In a fascinating research conducted by Dr. Indra J. Singh in 1980s, it was revealed that prison inmates in north-Indian jails have a secret argot which they use to communicate among themselves.
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A secret Script of Sindhi Merchants
Secret Script of Sindhi Merchants
Among the Sindhi language speaking merchants of colonial India a secret script named Hat vāṇikī हट वाणिकी was used to keep accounts & business correspondence. The word "Hat vāṇikī" literally translates as "language of market traders".
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How Chapatis became the carriers of Secret Message among Indian Freedom fighters in 1857
चपाती Capātī is related to Sanskrit चर्पटी carpaṭī (thin flat unleavened Bread) चर्पट + ङीष्.
Chapatis are staple of whole upper India, but during 1857's Indian rebellion, they were used as vehicles of subversive messages of discontent & treason I.e. "Chapati Movement"
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A secret language spoken by homosexuals of Delhi
In rather unknown corners of Delhi, a secret language is spoken by men who love men.
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#Hindi
#Article377
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@avtansa
what secret language is there in markets before moves like Monday. when I worked at Merril 60 years ago the secret language was the % of accounts within 5% of a margin call. Perhaps the vis is the modern counterpart
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