Romani, Balkan

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A language of Serbia

ISO 639-3
rmn
Population

120,000 in Serbia. 100,000 Arlija, 20,000 Dzambazi. Population total all countries: 617,000.

Location

Balkans, Kosovo. Also in Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Balkan
Dialects

Arlija, Dzambazi, Tinners Romani. Arlija dialect (252,000–367,000 total) understood by Greek Romani and Dzambazi.

Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2008.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Romani, Balkan
Other Comments

Ethnic group: Jerlídes (Macedonia, southern Serbia). Muslim.

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