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 Ruska Roma
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Russian Romani · North Russian Romani · Xaladitka Roma
A Northern Romani variety spoken by the Ruska Roma across Russia and Ukraine, shaped by long and intensive contact with Russian. It was the basis of a short-lived literary standard developed in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s and remains one of the more vital Northern Romani dialects.
- Approximate centre
- 55.75°, 37.62°
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