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Romani, Baltic
A language of Poland
ISO 639-3: rml
| Population |
30,000 in Poland. Population total all countries: 58,460. |
| Region |
Central and south Baltic region. Also in Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russian Federation (Europe), Ukraine. |
| Dialects |
Latvian Romani (Lettish Romani), North Russian Romani, White Russian Romani, Estonian Romani, Polish Romani. |
| Classification |
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Northern A member of macrolanguage Romany [rom] (Romania). |
| Language development |
NT: 2001. |
| Writing system |
Cyrillic script. |
| Comments |
Ethnic groups: Pólska Foldítka, Romá. Christian. |
Also spoken in:
| Language name |
Romani, Baltic |
| Population |
8,000 in Latvia (1995 V. Zeps). |
| Dialects |
Latvian Romani (Lettish Romani), North Russian Romani, White Russian Romani, Estonian Romani, Polish Romani. |
| Comments |
Ethnic groups: Rúska Romá (northern Russian SFSR), Lotfítka Romá (western Latvia, Estonia), Lajenge Romá (eastern Estonia). Christian. |
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Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BOERGER, Brenda H., author. 1984. Proto-Romanes phonology.