Northern Romani dialects

Northern Romani dialects
Northern Romani
Spoken in Baltic States, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Scandinavia, Slovakia
Language family
Indo-European
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Linguist List nrom

Northern Romani is group of dialects of the Romani language spoken in various Northern European, Central European and Eastern European countries.

Dialects

The Northern Romani dialects are split into three main groups, a northern, central and an eastern group (CL stands for main contact language):

  • Western branch:
  • Central branch:
      • Bergitka Romani in Poland (CL: Polish)
      • Čerhari Romani in Romania (CL: Romanian)
  • Eastern branch:
    • Balto-Slavonic dialects in the Baltic States:
      • Čuxny Romani in Estonia (CL: Estonian, Russian)
      • Finnish Romani (Finnish Kalo, Fíntika Rómma) (CL: Finnish)
      • Latvian Romani (Lotfika) in Latvia and Russia
      • Lithuanian Romani in Lithuanian and Baltic Russia
      • North Russian Romani (Xaladitka) in Baltic Russia, spoken by the Ruska Roma
      • Polska Romani in Poland (CL: Polish)

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