Romani language

Romani
Romani
romani čhib
Native speakers	c. 1.5 million (SIL Ethnologue) (2015)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Hellenic Romani; ; ; ;
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Albania; Austria; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Colombia; Finland; France; Germany; Hungary; Kosovo; Macedonia; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovakia; Serbia; Sweden; Ukraine; United Kingdom;
Language codes
ISO 639-2	rom
ISO 639-3	rom – inclusive code; Individual codes:; rmn – Balkan Romani; rmn – Rumelian Romani; rml – Baltic Romani; rmc – Carpathian Romani; rmf – Finnish Kalo; rmo – Sinte Romani; rmy – Vlax Romani; rmw – Welsh-Romani
Glottolog	roma1329
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Romani or Romany (native name: romani ćhib) is the language of the Roma. The Indo-Aryan Romani language should not be confused with either Romanian (spoken by Romanians), or Romansh (spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland), both of which are Romance languages.

The language developed outside from India, in Roman province Egypt, by Indian traders from different areas of India, who settled at the red sea coast in Egypt. It is based by Sanskrit and Prakrit, but strongly influenced by Ancient Greek, and Persian language, Old Church Slavonic, some words from the Coptic language, like rōmi man.Loanwords from other languages in Romani make it possible to trace the pattern of their migration westwards. There are many different dialects.^[8]

↑ Romani Project: Numbers and distribution Archived 2018-11-06 at the Wayback Machine, University of Manchester
↑ Romani language at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
↑ "Ley de lenguas nativas" (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Ministry of Culture of Colombia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
↑ "Regional- und Minderheitensprachen" (PDF) (in German). Berlin: Federal Ministry of the Interior. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
↑ "National and Ethnic Minorities in Hungary" (PDF). Facts About Hungary (in Hungarian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
↑ "National minorities and minority languages". Swedish Ministry for Integration and Gender Equality. 2007. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
↑ "Law of Ukraine "On Principles of State Language Policy"". Document 5029-17, Article 7: Regional or minority languages Ukraine, Paragraph 2. Government of Ukraine. 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
↑ "ROMANI Project - Manchester". Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-19.

[1] Romani Project: Numbers and distribution Archived 2018-11-06 at the Wayback Machine, University of Manchester

[2] Romani language at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)

[3] "Ley de lenguas nativas" (PDF) (in Spanish). Bogotá: Ministry of Culture of Colombia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2015-12-23.

[4] "Regional- und Minderheitensprachen" (PDF) (in German). Berlin: Federal Ministry of the Interior. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.

[5] "National and Ethnic Minorities in Hungary" (PDF). Facts About Hungary (in Hungarian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2015-12-23.

[6] "National minorities and minority languages". Swedish Ministry for Integration and Gender Equality. 2007. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.

[7] "Law of Ukraine "On Principles of State Language Policy"". Document 5029-17, Article 7: Regional or minority languages Ukraine, Paragraph 2. Government of Ukraine. 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2015-12-23.

[8] "ROMANI Project - Manchester". Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-19.

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Romani
romani čhib
Native speakers	c. 1.5 million (SIL Ethnologue) (2015)^[1]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Hellenic^[2] Romani
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Colombia^[3] Finland France Germany^[4] Hungary^[5] Kosovo^[a] Macedonia Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Serbia Sweden^[6] Ukraine^[7] United Kingdom
Language codes
ISO 639-2	`rom`
ISO 639-3	`rom` – inclusive code Individual codes: `rmn` – Balkan Romani `rmn` – Rumelian Romani `rml` – Baltic Romani `rmc` – Carpathian Romani `rmf` – Finnish Kalo `rmo` – Sinte Romani `rmy` – Vlax Romani `rmw` – Welsh-Romani
Glottolog	`roma1329`
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