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Dialect comparison

Lovari vs Romanichal

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

Lovari

A Vlax Romani variety with strong Hungarian and Slavic influence. Spoken across Central Europe.

Approximate centre
47.50°, 19.04°
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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