Traveller Danish

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A language of Denmark

ISO 639-3
rmd
Alternate Names
Rodi, Rotwelsch
User Population

No known L1 speakers. Became extinct early in 20th century.

Language Status

10 (Extinct).

Classification
Mixed language, Danish-Romani
Dialects

None known. An independent language based on Danish [dan] with heavy lexical borrowing from Romani. Not inherently intelligible with Angloromani [rme]. May be intelligible with Traveller Norwegian [rmg] and Traveller Swedish [rmu].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Traveller Danish
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Romani people transported to Denmark by James IV of Scotland in July 1505.