A Vlax Romani variety with a long history in Romania and the Balkans. Traditionally associated with coppersmith trades.
- Approximate centre
- 45.94°, 24.97°
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Kalderash vs Lovari
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- Day
- Water
- Boy
- Star
- Hen
- Door
- Wood
- Winter
Native-speaker recordings from the Romani Language Database (RLD) (Yaron Matras et al., ACDH-CH, Vienna).
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DialectKalderashA Vlax Romani variety with a long history in Romania and the Balkans. Traditionally associated with coppersmith trades.DialectLovariA Vlax Romani variety with strong Hungarian and Slavic influence. Spoken across Central Europe.CompareArli vs KalderashAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Romani and the dialects within it.