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Dialect comparison

Baltic Romani vs Ruska Roma

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°
Ruska Roma

Russian Romani · North Russian Romani · Xaladitka Roma

A Northern Romani variety spoken by the Ruska Roma across Russia and Ukraine, shaped by long and intensive contact with Russian. It was the basis of a short-lived literary standard developed in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s and remains one of the more vital Northern Romani dialects.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
55.75°, 37.62°

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