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Chepren. 



Curpen. 



Cetna. 



Kistna. 



Chryses. 



Chrishsna. 



Chenchres. 



Chenchee. 



Cheneres. 



Cheneah. 



Menes. 



Meneapen, 



Maris. 



Maree. 



Venephes. 



Venepen. 



Pheron. 



Verapen. 



Thampthis. 



Tamra. 



Apaclmas, 



Apasamee. 



Anophis. 



Anasamee. 



Amenophis. 



Menu. 



The Egyptian names in the first column are obtained from 

 Syncellus, Manetho, the old Egyptian chronicle, Eusebius, &c. 



The language of the Gypsies (the posterity of the Egyptians), 

 whom I believe, to be sprung from the colonies planted by the 

 ancient people on the shores of the Black Sea, (vide Herodotus) 

 and where they are met with still in great numbers especially in 

 the adjacent Russian territory, is replete with Indian words. Mr. 

 Borrow the Gypsy author hearing a Recruiting Officer of the late 

 Company speaking one of the languages of India determined to 

 proceed there, as he thought a clue had been furnished him to the 

 origin of the Gypsy race. He was much struck with the strong 

 similarity the two languages bore to one another, for which see last 

 pages of Romany Ry or Lavengro. 



