The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: STH
ISO 639-2: cel
| Population | 6,000 in Ireland. Population total all countries 86,000. |
| Region | Also spoken in United Kingdom, USA. |
| Alternate names | THE CANT, CANT, IRISH TRAVELER CANT, SHELDRU, GAMMON |
| Classification | Indo-European, Celtic, Insular, Goidelic. |
| Comments | The secret language, or cryptolect, of Travellers in the British Isles. Based largely on Irish. Not Gypsies. |
