Angloromani

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A language of United Kingdom

ISO 639-3
rme
Alternate Names
Anglo-Romani, English Romani, Gypsy Jib, Para-Romani, Pogadi Chib, Posh ‘N’ Posh, Romani English, Romani Mixed Dialect, Romanichal, Romano Lavo, Romany, Rummaness
Autonym
Romanes, Romani
User Population

90,000 in United Kingdom (Hancock 1990b). Total users in all countries: 99,200.

Location

Scattered.

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Mixed language, English-Romani
Dialects

Not inherently intelligible with Welsh Romani [rmw], Traveller Swedish [rmu], Traveller Norwegian [rmg], or Traveller Danish [rmd]. Grammar is English with heavy Romani lexical borrowing. Many dialects.

Language Use

Spoken in the United Kingdom for 500 years. The Romanichal population must be considered as being more actively determined to retain the ethnic language than some other British minorities (Hancock 1990b).

Language Development

Printed or pre-recorded Romani language materials may not be understandable outside the country (or context of surrounding languages) in which they were produced. Bible portions: 1874–1995.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Angloromani
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.

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