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Kalderash Romani language

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Kalderash Romani
Native toRomania
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologkald1238

Kalderash Romani is a group of Vlax dialects spoken by the Kalderash Romani, mainly in Romania. Its main contact language is Romanian.[1][2]

The Bible was translated to Kalderash Romani by Matéo Maximoff.[3]

Orthography

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Cyrillic alphabet of Kalderash dialect[4]
Upper case А Б В Г Ғ Д Дж Е Ё Ж З И Й К Кх Л М Н О П Пх Р Рр С Т Тх У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Ъ Ы Ь Э Ю Я
Lower case а б в г ғ д дж е ё ж з и й к кх л м н о п пх р рр с т тх у ф х ц ч ш ъ ы ь э ю я
Transliteration a b v h g d je jo ź z i j k kh l m n o p ph r rr s t th u f x c č š ë/ä i ' e ju ja
Pronunciation (in IPA) a b v h g d d͡ʒ je jo ʒ z i j k l m n o p r ɻ s t u f x t͡s t͡ʃ ʃ ə i - e ju ja

References

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  1. ^ Ronald Lee, Romani Dictionary: Kalderash-English, Magoria Books, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9811626-4-5 [1]
  2. ^ D.S. Kenrick (1970). "Notes and Queries". Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society. 49. Edinburgh: 76. ProQuest 1299019981.
  3. ^ Maximoff, Matéo (August 22, 1998). Kalderash New Testament and Psalms/E Nevi Viasta ai O Psalmo (in Romany). Bible Society. ASIN B001R8ZXEC.
  4. ^ "Kalderash Romani language". Omniglot. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

Notes

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  1. ^ Erromintxela's vocabulary is primarily Kalderash Romani in origin, while the syntax and morphology is primarily Basque in origin.