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Meaning of Shelta | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A language spoken by some Irish Travellers, particularly in Ireland, but also in Britain, which has been heavily influenced by English and Irish and is now effectively a cant or creole, though some scholars think it may have originated as and may retain elements of a non-Irish, non-English language.

Ireland

Equivalents

Français shelta
Português shelta

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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