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Baltic Romani

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Native to
  
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Estonia, Finland

Native speakers
  
30,000 in Poland (no date); 20,000 in other countries (1995–2001)

Language family
  
Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Central Zone Romani Northern Romani Baltic Romani

ISO 639-3
  
Either: rml – Baltic Romani rmf – Finnish Kalo

Glottolog
  
balt1257  (Baltic Romani) kalo1256  (Finnish Kalo)

Baltic Romani is group of dialects of the Romani language spoken in the Baltic states and adjoining regions of Poland and Russia. Half of the speakers live in Poland.

Dialects

Dialects are as follows ('CL' stands for the main contact language):

  • Čuxny Romani in Estonia (CL: Estonian, Russian)
  • Finnish Romani (Fíntika Rómma; Finnish: Kalo) (CL: Finnish)
  • Latvian Romani (Lotfika) in Latvia and Russia
  • Lithuanian Romani in Lithuania and Baltic Russia
  • North Russian Romani (Xaladitka) in Baltic Russia, spoken by the Ruska Roma
  • Polska Romani in Poland (CL: Polish)

    • References

    Baltic Romani Wikipedia
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