Romano-Greek language explained

Romano-Greek
States:Greece
Speakers:none
Date:2000
Ref:e25
Speakers2:30 use it as a secret language (2000)
Familycolor:mixed
Family:mixed RomaniGreek
Dia1:Dortika (in Eurytania)
Dia2:Kaliarda (in Athens)[1]
Iso3:rge
Glotto:roma1240
Glottorefname:Romano-Greek
Map:Lang Status 20-CR.svg

Romano-Greek (also referred to as Hellenoromani; Ελληνο-ρομανική|Elleno-romaniké) is a nearly extinct mixed language (referred to as Para-Romani in Romani linguistics), spoken by the Romani people in Greece that arose from language contact between Romani speaking people and the Greek language. The language is suspected to be a secret language spoken in Thessaly and Central Greece Administrative Unit.[2] Typologically the language is structured on Greek with heavy lexical borrowing from Romani.[3] Dortika is a secret language spoken mainly in Athens by traveling builders from Eurytania Prefecture. In both cases, the languages are most likely not native to their speakers.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mixed Languages: 15 Case Studies in Language Intertwining. 9789074698146 . Bakker . Peter . Mous . Maarten . 1994 . IFOTT .
  2. News: Romano-Greek. Ethnologue. 2017-02-10.
  3. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=rge Ethnologue
  4. Book: Matras . Yaron . Bakker . Peter . Bibliography of Modern Romani Linguistics Including a Guide to Romani Linguistics . 2003 . John Benjamins Publishing Co. . 9789027275233 . 24 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Nicholas . Nick . Kaliarda XXIII: Dortika . hellenisteukontos.opoudjis . 19 December 2017 . 24 July 2022.