Domari
Domari is documented on Dialect Atlas across 5 dialects, including Egyptian & Sudanese Domari, Iranian Domari, Jerusalem Domari.
Dialects of Domari
- Egyptian & Sudanese DomariGhagar · HalebiDom communities across Egypt and Sudan, sometimes grouped under broader regional labels. Linguistic documentation remains limited.
- Iranian DomariDom communities in Iran, historically referred to by various local names. Academic documentation of their speech is sparse.
- Jerusalem DomariDomari of Jerusalem · NawariThe 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.
- Levantine DomariDomari spoken by Dom communities across the wider Levant — the West Bank and Gaza beyond Jerusalem, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. Documentation outside Jerusalem is uneven and largely lexical.
- Turkish DomariAbdalDom communities in Türkiye (also known locally as Dom or Abdal), concentrated in southeastern Anatolia, with significant contact influence from Turkish and Kurdish.