Případy koexistence dvou variant romštiny na stejném území na Slovensku

• Authors: Lípa Jiří

Title variants

EN

Cases of Coexistence of Two Varieties of Romani in the Same Territory in Slovakia

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

In this article I want to present some observations on the parallel existence of two varieties of Romani in the same territory, even in the same village. I worked with Gypsies in Czechoslovakia from 1948 to 1970. There is an almost general impression in Western Europe and in other continents that all Gypsies lead basically a nomadic way of life. In reality, in Eastern Europe where the majority of Gypsies are living, a substantial number of them had settled many generations ago and as a result have developed some features different from the Gypsies who have continued the nomadic way of life. Often, sedentary and nomadic Gypsies speak different varieties of Romani.

Keywords

EN

Gypsies; Roma; Romani language; language varieties; Slovakia

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS
• ETHNOLOGY: ETHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Czech Republic
• Journal: Studia Ethnologica Pragensia
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 95-101

Contributors

author

Lípa Jiří