The first language learning app for
Romanes
Learn Romani dialects with warmth, clarity, and culture
Explore vocabulary, compare dialects, and build a deeper connection to Romanes through a beautifully designed learning experience for all generations.
Build vocabulary through dialects, structure, and play
Lessons, learning paths, grammar tips, word origins, quizzes, and games in one warm learning experience.
Learn Romanes through structure, play, and dialect awareness
Romanes brings together vocabulary learning, guided progress, grammar support, word origins, games, and dialect comparison in one warm learning experience.
Lessons
Learn by topic with practical vocabulary around family, greetings, food, colors, numbers, and everyday life.
Learning Path
Follow a clearer learning structure with guided progression instead of random study, making practice feel steady and motivating.
Grammar Tips
Understand sentence patterns, common structures, and recurring forms through simple, supportive grammar guidance.
Word Origins
Explore how words connect across histories, regions, and influences, adding more depth to vocabulary learning.
Quizzes
Reinforce learning with short quiz exercises that help build recall, confidence, and regular practice.
Games
Keep learning playful through memory-style and challenge-based formats that make repetition more enjoyable.
Flashcards
Review words quickly and repeatedly with focused flashcard sessions designed for retention and daily study.
Dialect Comparison
Compare words across dialects and discover how Romanes varies between communities and regions.
Romani Dialects Across Europe
Romanes is spoken in many dialects across Europe. The app helps learners explore regional diversity while discovering shared roots, vocabulary variation, and cultural context.
Explore eight dialect areas
Hover a marker, legend badge, or dialect card to see where each dialect is spoken.
Vlax Romani
Primarily spoken in Romania and Moldova, with related varieties and communities across nearby parts of Eastern Europe.
Lovari
Traditionally associated with Hungary and also found across parts of Central Europe through related Roma communities.
Kalderash
Widely associated with Romania and broader parts of Eastern Europe, with communities also present beyond that core region.
Gurbeti
Commonly linked to Serbia and other parts of the former Yugoslav region, including neighboring Balkan areas.
Arli
Spoken especially in North Macedonia and Kosovo, with close connections to neighboring Balkan Romani-speaking communities.
Sinte Manouche
Most closely associated with Germany, France, and Switzerland, and more broadly with Western and Central European Sinti and Manouche communities.
Polish-Baltic Romanes
Associated mainly with Poland and the Baltic region, including communities across northeastern parts of Central and Eastern Europe.
Slovak Romanes
Most closely associated with Slovakia and neighboring parts of Central Europe where related Romani-speaking communities are present.
Built on decades of Romani linguistic scholarship
The Romanes app is developed in collaboration with the Romani Language Database (RLD), Romani Morphosyntax Database (RMS), and Database of Romani Dialects (DRD) — research corpora created by Prof. Yaron Matras and hosted at the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Romani Language Database / Romani Morphosyntax Database / Database of Romani Dialects (RLD/RMS/DRD)
Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage (ACDH-CH), Austrian Academy of Sciences
Credited in the app’s Sources screen for as long as RLD/RMS/DRD data is used.
Corpus-backed content
Lexical entries, grammar paradigms, example sentences, and audio — all with dialect attribution — flow from the source corpus into the app.
Scholarly oversight
Linguistic adaptations stay faithful to the original research; pedagogical choices are made without misrepresenting dialect data.
Lasting attribution
The RLD/RMS/DRD project is credited in the app and cited in any public communication, following the partner’s citation guidelines.
The Romani Language — an interactive journey
Trace Romani from its roots in India across Europe: narrated chapters, an interactive map, a glossary and six learning games — in 18 languages.
Begin the journeySee Romanes in action
A warm, tactile learning experience designed around dialect diversity, guided progress, and playful learning.
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