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Kalderash vs Romanichal

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

Kalderash

A Vlax Romani variety with a long history in Romania and the Balkans. Traditionally associated with coppersmith trades.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
45.94°, 24.97°
Romanichal

Angloromani · British Romani · Pogadi Chib

The Romani variety of the Romanichal Travellers of England and the wider British Isles. The older inflected dialect is no longer spoken; it survives as Angloromani, a para-Romani register in which a substantial Romani-derived lexicon is embedded in an English grammatical frame. Diaspora communities exist in North America and Australia.

Approximate centre
52.48°, -1.90°

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