Also Known As:
Romani, Vlax, Romany, Romenes, Rom, "Gypsy", Tsigene, Romanese, Vlax Romany, Danubian, Zigeuner, European Romany, Rroma
Dialects & Varieties
- Central Vlax Romani
- South Albanian
- Lovari
- Ukraine-Moldavia
- Machvano
- Ghagar
- Serbo-Bosnian
- Sedentary Romania
- Grekurja
- Churari
- Southern Vlax Romani
- Kalderash
- Eastern
- Sedentary Bulgaria
- Ukrainian Vlax Romani
- North Albanian
- Southern Vlax
- Zagundzi
Recent Resources
ROMLEX documents the Romani lexicon.
At risk
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
885,970
Native Speakers Worldwide
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)