Dialect comparison

Iranian Domari vs Jerusalem Domari

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

Iranian Domari

Dom communities in Iran, historically referred to by various local names. Academic documentation of their speech is sparse.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
32.43°, 53.69°
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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