Lubunca

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

Background

Lubunca is derived from slang used by Romani people.[5][6] It contains terms 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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