A Vlax Romani variety with a long history in Romania and the Balkans. Traditionally associated with coppersmith trades.
- Approximate centre
- 45.94°, 24.97°
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Kalderash vs Romanichal
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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.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 52.48°, -1.90°
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DialectKalderashA Vlax Romani variety with a long history in Romania and the Balkans. Traditionally associated with coppersmith trades.DialectRomanichalThe 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.CompareArli vs KalderashAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Romani and the dialects within it.