Romani, Vlax

• Alternate names: Danubian, Gypsy, Romanese, Tsigene, Vlax Romany Also: in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Danubian, Gypsy, Tsigene, Vlax; in France -- Rom, Romenes, Tsigane, Vlax; in Greece -- Romanés, Tsingani; in Sweden -- "Zigenare"; in United Kingdom -- Rom, Romenes, Tsigane; in Russian Federation -- Kalderash
• Scriptures published: New Testament (1984--1995) Portions (1930--1991)
• Literacy: No information available.
• Primary country: Romania
• Also used in: Albania, Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom
• Religion: Christian
• Status: Recognized language in Romania; Language of recognized nationality in Sweden
• Number of users: 540,780 (242,000 in Romania (2002 census); 400,000 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004); 10,000 in France; 1,000 in Greece; 10,500; 4,100 in United Kingdom (2004); 128,000)

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Faith Comes by Hearing:
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Romani, Vlax
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Romani, Vlax on the web
• Joshua Project: Romani, Vlax — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Romani, Vlax — detailed linguistic information.