ELP ID
31904
ELP Language
Balkan Romani
Speaker Number
100000
Second Language Speakers
200,000
Public Comment
Total users in all countries: 811,800 (as L1: 611,800; as L2: 200,000).Serbia: 101,000 (2013 UNSD). 100,000 Arlija, 20,000 Dzambazi.
Bulgaria: 281,000 (2011 census). 100,000 Arlija, 20,000 Dzambazi, 10,000 Tinsmiths, 10,000 East Bulgarian. L2 users: 200,000 in Bulgaria (Gunnemark and Kenrick 1985).
Greece: 40,000 (1996 B. Igla). 10,000 Arlija, 30,000 Greek Romani.
Macedonia: 38,500 (2002 census). Ethnic population: 53,900 (2002 census).
Moldova: 12,000 (Johnstone 1993).
Turkey: 66,000 (2014 J. Leclerc).
Source
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)
Preferred
On
Speaker Number Text
611,800
Speaker Number Range
100000