Baltic Romani
| Baltic Romani | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Estonia, Finland |
Native speakers | (30,000 in Poland (no date);[1] 20,000 in other countries cited 1995–2001)[2] |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:rml – Baltic Romanirmf – Finnish Kalo |
| Glottolog | balt1257 Baltic Romanikalo1256 Finnish Kalo |
| ELP | Baltic Romani |
Baltic Romani is group of dialects of the Romani language spoken in the Baltic states and adjoining regions of Poland and Russia. Half of the speakers live in Poland.
Dialects
Dialects are as follows ('CL' stands for the main contact language):
- Čuxny Romani in Estonia (CL: Estonian, Russian)
- Finnish Romani (Fíntika Rómma; Template:Lang-fi) (CL: Finnish)
- Latvian Romani (Lotfika) in Latvia and Russia
- Lithuanian Romani in Lithuania and Baltic Russia
- North Russian Romani (Xaladitka) in Baltic Russia, spoken by the Ruska Roma
- Polska Romani in Poland (CL: Polish)
References
- ^ Baltic Romani at Ethnologue (11th ed., 1988).
- ^ Baltic Romani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Finnish Kalo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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