Lubunca

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Lubunca, Labunca or Lubunyaca is a secret Turkish cant and slang used by sex workers and LGBTQ community in Turkey. [1] [2] The term originated from the root lubni, which is the Romani word for "prostitute". [3] [4]

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Background

Lubunca is derived from Romani slang. [5] [6] It also contains words from other languages, including Greek, Arabic, Armenian and French. [7] [8]

Lubunca is an argot of approximately four hundred words [9] and was spoken by the köçeks and tellaks between the 17th and 18th centuries. [10] It was later adopted and developed by transvestites. [11] It is believed that it was developed to avoid persecution while secretly communicating in public areas. It has been in use since the late Ottoman era . [12]

Examples

In Lubunca, manti means 'pleasant' or 'beautiful'. Balamoz describes old males. [13] Madilik means 'evil' [14] and gullüm means 'fun'. [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nakka!". If İstanbul. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Sanatçılardan Ayrımcılığa "Nakka!"". Bianet.org. 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Berghan, Selin. (2007). Lubunya : transseksüel kimlik ve beden. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları. p. 1. ISBN   978-9753425698. OCLC   870275467.
  4. ↑ Murray, Stephen O. (February 1997). Islamic homosexualities : culture, history, and literature. Roscoe, Will. New York. ISBN   0814774679. OCLC   35526232.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ↑ Zaborowska, Magdalena J. (2009). James Baldwin's Turkish decade : erotics of exile. Durham: Duke University Press. p. 150. ISBN   9780822341444. OCLC   209335625.
  6. ↑ Örer, Ayça (19 July 2008). "Stonewall'dan Lambda'ya Onur Yürüyüşü". Bianet.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "SABAH - 03/11/2006 - İstanbul'daki gay dünyası". arsiv.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  8. ↑ "Tour de gay à Istanbul". Libération.fr (in French). 2006-11-03. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  9. ↑ "Kayıp gecelerin gizli dili!". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  10. ↑ "ÖZEL DOSYA: EŞCİNSEL ARGOSU LUBUNCA". GZONE (in Turkish). 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  11. ↑ "İstanbul'daki gay dünyası". arsiv.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  12. ↑ Örer, Ayça (9 June 2007). "Çirkin Ördek Yavrularının Gerçek Masalı". Bianet.org. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "Lubunca sözlük". Time Out dergisi. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  14. ↑ Yaman, Can (1 July 2010). "Aklımı Başımdan Al Benim". Kaos GL. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  15. ↑ "Lak Parti: "Durmak Yok, Gullüme Devam"". Bianet.org. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
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