[1] Tzigans or Gipsies in Serbia, and indeed in the whole Balkan Peninsula, deal mostly with horses. Stealing and selling horses is their main occupation.
[2] Era is a name given to the peasants of the district of Ouzitze (Western Serbia). They are supposed to be very witty and shrewd, and might be called the Irishmen of Serbia.
[3] When Serbians are greatly surprised at anything they involuntarily make the sign of the cross.
Glossary & Index
There are thirty characters in the Serbian alphabet for the thirty corresponding sounds, of which five are vowels—all open sounds, viz. a, e, u, o, y.
| a | as in “father” |
| e | as in “met” |
| u | as e in “be” |
| o | as in “note” |
| y | as oo in “boot.” |
ou is pronounced also as oo in “boot.” Closed or semi-closed vowels are unknown to the Serbian tongue.
The twenty-five consonants are pronounced as in English, with the following exceptions:
h at the beginning of words or syllables is always aspirated.