Balkan Romani

Balkan Roma
Balkaniko Romanes
Native toBulgaria, Romania, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Russia, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina
EthnicityRoma, Jerlídes (North Macedonia, southern Serbia).
SpeakersL1: 600,000 (2013)[1]
L2: 200,000[1]
Dialects
  • Arli, Dzambazi, East Bulgarian Romani, Greek Romani, Ironworker Romani, Rumelian, Sepečides, Tinners Romani, Ursári (Erli, Usari), Lovari, Zargari
Language codes
ISO 639-3rmn
Glottologbalk1252
ELPBalkan Romani

Balkan Roma, Balkaniko Romanes, or Balkan Gypsy is a specific non-Vlax dialect of the Romani language, spoken by groups within the Balkans, which include countries such as Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey etc. The Balkan Romani language is typically an oral language.

  1. ^ a b Balkan Roma at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon