| Baltic Romani | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Finland, Ukraine |
Native speakers | 46,000, including 14,000 in Poland and 10,000 in Finland (2001–2013)[1] |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rml – Baltic Romani |
| Glottolog | balt1257 Baltic Romani |
| ELP | Baltic Romani |
Baltic Romani is group of dialects of the Romani language spoken in the Baltic states and adjoining regions of Poland and Russia. Half of the speakers live in Poland. It also called Balt Romani, Balt Slavic Romani, Baltic Slavic Romani, and Roma. Romani began as an Indo-European language, which morphed into an Indo-Iranian language, and then into an Indo-Aryan language. After that the Romani language broke down into Balkan Romani and Central Romani. Baltic Romani came from the Central Romani dialect which branches off into other dialects. There are a total of around 31,500 users in all countries.[2]
- ^ Baltic Romani at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ "Romani, Baltic". Joshua Project. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
