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Central European Romani vs Scandoromani

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°
Scandoromani

Tavringer Romani · Traveller Romani · Rommani

A para-Romani variety spoken by Traveller communities in Sweden and Norway, combining a Romani-derived lexicon with a Scandinavian grammatical frame. It descends from the speech of Romani groups present in the region since the sixteenth century and survives today largely as an in-group vocabulary register.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
59.33°, 13.50°

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