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Dialect comparison

Egyptian & Sudanese Domari vs Jerusalem Domari

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

Egyptian & Sudanese Domari

Ghagar · Halebi

Dom communities across Egypt and Sudan, sometimes grouped under broader regional labels. Linguistic documentation remains limited.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
26.00°, 31.50°
Jerusalem Domari

Domari of Jerusalem · Nawari

The most thoroughly documented Domari variety, spoken by the Dom community of the Old City of Jerusalem. Severely endangered, with only a few hundred fluent speakers; the reference variety in Matras (2012), A Grammar of Domari.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
31.78°, 35.23°

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