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Dialect comparison

Baltic Romani vs Kalderash

Compare two dialects of Romani side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Baltic Romani

Polska Roma · Xaladitka Roma

A northern Romani variety historically rooted in Poland and the Baltic region, shaped by long contact with Slavic and Baltic languages.

Approximate centre
52.50°, 21.00°
Kalderash

A Vlax Romani variety with a long history in Romania and the Balkans. Traditionally associated with coppersmith trades.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
45.94°, 24.97°

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Hear the difference

The same words, recorded by native speakers of each dialect.

  • Day
  • Water
  • Boy
  • Star
  • Hen
  • Door
  • Wood
  • Winter

Native-speaker recordings from the Romani Language Database (RLD) (Yaron Matras et al., ACDH-CH, Vienna).

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