Dialect comparison

Jerusalem Domari vs Turkish Domari

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

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°
Turkish Domari

Abdal

Dom communities in Türkiye (also known locally as Dom or Abdal), concentrated in southeastern Anatolia, with significant contact influence from Turkish and Kurdish.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
37.91°, 40.22°

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