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BLOKE is a word from Gammon (also known as Shelta) the language of Pavees or Minker/Minchair, the original nomadic people of Ireland (and Britain?), the feminine being Byuar. No one has yet traced the etymology further than Gammon, which suggests that it may belong to a pre-Celtic language and points to a possibility that today's Travellers are the decendents of a pre-Celtic people. Pop's Johnny Connors has suggested the Travellers are in part decedents of the Beaker people, two of whom have been found buried near Stonehenge with bronze daggers that came from western Ireland. Much remains to be researched but the existence of this language element adds strength to the claim of Travellers to recognition as a separate ethnic group (from Grattan Puxon).

Bloke is a British slang term for a man, also used in Australia and New Zealand.^[1].

Bloke may also refer to:

• Bloke (artist), an Israeli electronic music producer
• Bloke (Slovenia), municipality and town
• Bloke (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
• Blokesworld, an Australian television series
• William Modisane, aka Bloke Modisane
• Bloke, a 2000 song by Australian comedian Chris Franklin

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