Romani, Tavringer

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A language of Sweden

ISO 639-3
rmu
Alternate Names
Resande Romani, Rommani, Svensk Rommani, Traveller Swedish
Population

No known L1 speakers.

Location

Scattered.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Mixed language, Swedish-Romani
Dialects

Independent language based on Swedish [swe] with heavy lexical borrowing from Northern Romani varieties. Not intelligible of Angloromani [rme].

Language Use

Shifted to Swedish [swe] and to Para-Romani, a variety consisting of Swedish grammar with a partial Romani lexicon.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Romani, Tavringer
Other Comments

Arrived in Sweden via Denmark in 1512.