Vlax Romani language

Vlax Romani
romani shib
Native toBosnia, Romania, Serbia, Albania, Hungary, Israel; scattered in numerous other states
Native speakers
538,480 (2002–2014)[1]
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3rmy
Glottologvlax1238
ELPVlax Romani

Vlax Romani varieties are spoken mainly in Southeastern Europe by the Romani people.[2] Vlax Romani can also be referred to as an independent language[3] or as one dialect of the Romani language. Vlax Romani is the second most widely spoken dialect subgroup of the Romani language worldwide, after Balkan Romani.

  1. ^ Vlax Romani at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Norbert Boretzky and Birgit Igla. Kommentierter Dialektatlas des Romani. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag 2004. Teil 1: Vergleich der Dialekte.
  3. ^ "Romani, Vlax".