A Balkan Romani variety spoken widely across North Macedonia, Kosovo, southern Serbia, and Bulgaria.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 42.00°, 21.43°
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Arli vs Crimean Romani
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Krymitika Roma · Crimean Roma
A Balkan Romani variety spoken by Roma communities of the Crimean peninsula and the northern Black Sea coast, marked by heavy contact influence from Crimean Tatar and other Turkic languages in both lexicon and phonology.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 45.05°, 34.10°
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DialectArliA Balkan Romani variety spoken widely across North Macedonia, Kosovo, southern Serbia, and Bulgaria.DialectCrimean RomaniA Balkan Romani variety spoken by Roma communities of the Crimean peninsula and the northern Black Sea coast, marked by heavy contact influence from Crimean Tatar and other Turkic languages in both lexicon and phonology.CompareArli vs Baltic RomaniAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Romani and the dialects within it.