Northern Romani dialects
Group of Romani dialects
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Northern Romani dialects are a group of dialects of the Romani language spoken in various Northern, North-Western, North-Central and North-Eastern European countries.
Geographic
distributionBaltic States, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, Wales
distributionBaltic States, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, Wales
| Northern Romani | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Baltic States, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, Wales |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | roma1330 |
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The first grammatical outline of the Romani language was done on the Sinti variety.[1]
Dialects
Elšík[2] uses this classification and dialect examples (geographical information from Matras[1]):
| Sub-group | Dialect | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Kā̊lē | Romnimus | North Wales |
| Romanichal | Romanes | England, Scotland |
| Kaale | (Kaalengō čib) | Finland (only about a thousand speakers)[1] |
| Northeastern | Lotfitko | Latvia[3] |
| Xaladytko | North Russian[4] | |
| Lešaki | Poland | |
| Sinto-Manuš | Prajstiko | Prussia[5] |
| Hameln Sinti | North Germany[6] | |
| Marburg Sinti | West Germany | |
| Bohemian Sinti | Czech lands before World War II | |
| Hungarian Sinti | Hungary | |
| Westphalian Sinti | Northeastern Germany | |
| Auvergne Manuš | South Central France | |
| Piedmontese Sinti | Northwest Italy | |
| Lombardian Sinti | North Italy | |
| Venetian Sinti | Northeast Italy | |
| Apennine | Abruzzian | Central Italy |
| Calabrian | South Italy |
