Romani, Sinte

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A language of Germany

ISO 639-3
rmo
Alternate Names
Sinte, Sinti, Sinto-Manush, Ziguener
Autonym
Romanes
Population

80,000 (2000). Ethnic population: 200,000. Total users in all countries: 195,200.

Location

Niedersachsen and Hamburg states: colonies south.

Language Status

5 (Developing). Statutory language of national identity (1998, CRML. signed in November 1992 and ratified by the Federal Bundestag Implementation Act, Gazette, page 1314), FRG: Budestag Resolution of June 1986 confirmed the need for improvement of living conditions and integration into society of the Germany Romany ethnic group. CRML Initial Report (2002).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Romani, Northern
Dialects

Gadschkene, Estracharia, Krantiki, Kranaria, Eftawagaria, Praistiki. A member of macrolanguage Romany [rom].

Typology

Prepositions; noun head final; gender (animate, inanimate); definite and indefinite articles; case-marking (6 cases); comparatives; 25 consonants, 6 vowels, 4 diphthongs; non-tonal.

Language Use

Vigorous. All ages. All also use Standard German [deu].

Language Development
Grammar. Bible: 2014.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Romani, Sinte
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Seminomadic. Christian.

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