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Dialect comparison

Central European Romani vs Lovari

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

Central European Romani

Central Slovak Romani · Servika Roma

A Central European Romanes variety spoken by Romanes communities in Slovakia, with strong contact-influenced vocabulary from Slovak, Hungarian, and neighbouring languages.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
48.70°, 19.50°
Lovari

A Vlax Romani variety with strong Hungarian and Slavic influence. Spoken across Central Europe.

Approximate centre
47.50°, 19.04°

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

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

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

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