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Beurla Reagaird (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation:[ˈpjɤːrˠl̪ˠəˈɾɛkərˠtʲ]; previously also spelled Beurla Reagair or Beurla-reagaird) is a nearly extinct Scottish Gaelic–based cant used by the indigenous Traveller community of the Highlands of Scotland, formerly often referred to by the disparaging name "tinkers".[1][2]
Beurla Reagaird loosely translates as 'speech of metalworkers' in reference to their traditional occupation of being traveling tinsmiths.[3] Although Beurla today refers to the English language, its original meaning is that of 'jargon' (from Old Irishbélre, bél 'mouth' plus the abstract forming suffix-re),[4] with the second element being linked to the word eagar 'order, array, arrangement' (compare with the IrishBéarla na Saor 'speech of the smiths').[5]