Romani, Tavringer
A language of Sweden
| Population | 25,000 in Sweden (1998 Hallman). Population total all countries: 31,000. |
| Region | Scattered. Also in Norway. |
| Alternate names | Rommani, Svensk Rommani, “Tattare” , Traveller Swedish |
| Dialects | Independent language based on Swedish [swe] with heavy lexical borrowing from Northern Romani varieties. Not intelligible with Angloromani. |
| Classification | Mixed language, Swedish-Romani |
| Language use | Mainly a secret language (1985 D. Kenrick), a Gypsy group and language in Sweden. Also fluent in Swedish [swe] or Norwegian [nor]. |
| Comments | Arrived in Sweden via Denmark in 1512. |
Also spoken in:
Norway
| Language name | Romani, Tavringer |
| Population | 6,000 in Norway (1998 Hallman). |
| Region | East and north. |
| Alternate names | Rommani, Svensk Rommani, “Tattare” , Traveller Swedish |
| Language use | Mainly a secret language (1985 D. Kenrick). Also use Swedish [swe] or Norwegian [nor]. |
| Comments | Romani people arrived in Sweden via Denmark in 1512. A Gypsy group. |
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