Romani, Tavringer

A language of Sweden

ISO 639: rmu
Alternate Names: Resande Romani, Roma, Romani, Rommani, Scandoromani, Svensk Rommani, Traveller Swedish, “Tattare” (pej.)
Population: No known L1 speakers.
Location:: Norrbotten county: Lapland, scattered elsewhere.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant).
Classification: Mixed language, Swedish-Romani
Dialects: None known. Distinct language based on Swedish [swe] with heavy lexical borrowing from Northern Romani varieties. Not intelligible of Angloromani [rme].
Language Use: Shifted to Swedish [swe], and to Para-Romani, a variety consisting of Swedish grammar with a partial Romani lexicon.
Other Comments: Arrived in Sweden via Denmark in 1512.

Location: Norrbotten county: Lapland, scattered elsewhere.