Dialect comparisonCaló vs Sinte Manouche
Compare two dialects of Romani side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
CalóIberian 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.
- Approximate centre
- 37.39°, -5.99°
Sinte ManoucheSinti · Manush · Sinté
A northwestern Romanes variety spoken by Sinti and Manouche communities across Germany, France, the Benelux, and northern Italy. Shaped by long contact with Germanic and Romance languages.
- Approximate centre
- 48.58°, 7.75°
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