Dressed in ragged robes of once fine silk, in the Mongol style, they had, says one source, “a certain indescribable smack of the Tartar both in air and accent, having indeed all but forgotten their Venetian tongue. ”
Seljas mongooliapärased peenest siidist, kuid räbaldunud riided ning veneetsia keele peaaegu unustanud, sarnanesid nad nii välimuselt kui aktsendi poolest tatarlastega.