Lubunca

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]

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