Dialect comparison

Caló vs Kalderash

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

Iberian Romani · Zincaló · Caló Romani

The Iberian para-Romani variety spoken by the Calé (Gitanos) of Spain and, in related forms, Portugal and southern France. A Romani-derived lexicon is embedded in a Castilian (or Catalan/Portuguese) grammatical frame; the older inflected Iberian Romani is no longer spoken. Caló vocabulary has left a marked imprint on Andalusian Spanish and flamenco.

Spoken in: Spain
Portugal
France
Approximate centre: 37.39°, -5.99°

Kalderash

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

Spoken in: Romania
Serbia
Approximate centre: 45.94°, 24.97°

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