romani čhib
Vlax Romani
Indo-Aryan (Romani)
Vlax Romani is the most widely spoken Romani dialect cluster, with Kalderash and Lovari as major sub-varieties; speakers are concentrated in Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Russia, and the diaspora communities of the Americas. It absorbed substantial Romanian and Slavic vocabulary during the Romani migration through the Balkans during Ottoman times, while preserving the Indic morphological core (case suffixes, gender) inherited from a medieval North-Indian Indo-Aryan source related to, but not descended from, Domari.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Vlax Romani
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Compared with languages in the same classification: Indo-Aryan (Romani)
| Meaning | Vlax Romani | Romani | Finnish Romani | Domari | Pashai | Hajong | Bishnupriya Manipuri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | pani /pani/ | pani /ˈpani/ | paani /paːni/ | pani /pani/ | واری /waːri/ | pani /pani/ | পানি /paːni/ |
| Fire | jag /jaɡ/ | jag /jaɡ/ | jaak /jaːk/ | ag /aɡ/ | انگاری /aŋɡaːri/ | ag /aɡ/ | আগুন /aːɡun/ |
| Sun | kham /kʰam/ | kham /kʰam/ | kham /kʰam/ | ṭaṭ /tˤatˤ/ | سور /sur/ | bela /bela/ | বেল /bel/ |
| Moon | čhonut /tʃʰonut/ | čhon /tʃʰon/ | choon /tʃʰoːn/ | qamar /qamar/ | مس /mas/ | চান /tʃan/ | জুনাক /dʒunak/ |
| Star | čerhaj /tʃerˈhaj/ | čerhaj /tʃerˈhaj/ | čerhai /tʃerhai/ | — /—/ | تارا /taːraː/ | tara /taɾa/ | তারা /taɾa/ |
| Night | rat /rat/ | rat /rat/ | rat /rat/ | arat /arat/ | رات /rat/ | rati /rati/ | রাতি /rati/ |
| Rain | brišind /briʃind/ | briśind /briˈʃind/ | — | wars /wars/ | واښ /waːʂ/ | mek /mek/ | — |
| Snow | iv /iv/ | iv /iv/ | iiv /iːv/ | xiif /xiːf/ | ہیم /hiːm/ | borof /bɔrof/ | বরফ /bɔrof/ |
| Wind | balval /balval/ | balval /ˈbalval/ | balval /balval/ | wāy /waːj/ | واغن /waːʁan/ | batas /batas/ | বাতাস /batas/ |
| Earth | phuv /pʰuv/ | phuv /pʰuv/ | phuv /pʰuv/ | bīṭ /biːtˤ/ | — | মাটি /maʈi/ | মাটি /maʈi/ |
| Stone | bar /bar/ | bar /baɾ/ | bar /bar/ | waṭ /watˤ/ | — | — | পাথর /patʰor/ |
| Mountain | plaj /plaj/ | plaj /plaj/ | halla /halːa/ | jabal /dʒabal/ | — | — | পাহাড় /pahaɽ/ |
| Sea | more /ˈmore/ | more /more/ | — | baḥar /baħar/ | — | — | সমুদ্র /ʃɔmudɾo/ |
| Mother | dej /dej/ | daj /daj/ | daij /daij/ | day /daj/ | نا /naː/ | ma /ma/ | মা /maː/ |
| Father | dad /dad/ | dad /dad/ | daad /daːd/ | bōy /boːj/ | تاتا /taːtaː/ | baba /baba/ | বাবা /baːba/ |
| Daughter | čhej /tʃʰej/ | čhaj /tʃʰaj/ | čai /tʃai/ | — | اوی /oːj/ | — | জিলক /ˈdʒilɔk/ |
| I | me /me/ | me /me/ | me /me/ | ama /ama/ | آ /aː/ | moi /muɪ/ | মি /mi/ |
| You | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ | tu /tu/ | atu /atu/ | تو /tu/ | tui /tuɪ/ | তি /ti/ |
| We | ame /ame/ | ame /ame/ | ame /ame/ | eme /eme/ | اما /amaː/ | amra /amra/ | আমি /ami/ |
| Name | anav /aˈnav/ | anav /aˈnav/ | nav /nav/ | nām /naːm/ | نام /naːm/ | nam /nam/ | নাং /naŋ/ |
| Person | manuš /maˈnuʃ/ | manuš /maˈnuʃ/ | komunis /komunis/ | manus /manus/ | — | — | মানু /manu/ |
| Head | šero /ˈʃero/ | šero /ˈʃero/ | šeero /ˈʃeːro/ | siri /siri/ | شیر /ʃiːr/ | — | — |
| Eye | jakh /jakʰ/ | jakh /jakʰ/ | jakk /jakː/ | iki /iki/ | اچی /atʃiː/ | soku /sɔku/ | আহি /ahi/ |
| Ear | kan /kan/ | kan /kan/ | kan /kan/ | kan /kan/ | کن /kan/ | kan /kan/ | কান /kan/ |
| Nose | nakh /nakʰ/ | nakh /nakʰ/ | nakh /nakʰ/ | pirin /pirin/ | — | nak /nak/ | নাক /nak/ |
| Mouth | muj /muj/ | muj /muj/ | muj /muj/ | zari /zari/ | گلان /ɡilaːn/ | — | — |
| Tooth | dand /dand/ | dand /dand/ | dand /dand/ | ḍanḍ /dˤandˤ/ | دند /dand/ | dat /dat/ | দাঁত /dãt/ |
| Tongue | čhib /tʃʰib/ | čhib /tʃʰib/ | čimb /tʃimb/ | jib /dʒib/ | ژیب /ʒib/ | jiba /dʒiba/ | জু /dʒu/ |
| Hand | vast /vast/ | vast /vast/ | vast /vast/ | xast /xast/ | دست /dast/ | hat /hat/ | আত /at/ |
| Foot | punro /ˈpunro/ | punro /ˈpunro/ | piero /ˈpiero/ | pɔw /pɔw/ | پا /paː/ | theng /ʈʰeŋ/ | জাং /dʒaŋ/ |
| Heart | ilo /ilo/ | jilo /dʒilo/ | llo /lːo/ | xur /xur/ | دل /dil/ | mon /mon/ | মন /mon/ |
| Bone | kokalo /ˈkokalo/ | kokalo /ˈkokalo/ | kokalos /ˈkokalos/ | xar /xar/ | اټھی /aʈʰiː/ | harang /haraŋ/ | হাড় /haɽ/ |
| Blood | rat /rat/ | rat /rat/ | rat /rat/ | nhīr /nʰiːr/ | رت /ratː/ | rokto /rɔkto/ | রকত /rɔkot/ |
| Love | kamlipe /kamˈlipe/ | kamiben /kamibɛn/ | kamel /kamel/ | ḥubb /ħubb/ | پیار /pjaːr/ | — /—/ | মায়া /maja/ |
| Tree | kašt /kaʃt/ | rukh /ɾukʰ/ | rukh /rukʰ/ | šajar /ʃadʒar/ | درغ /darʁ/ | gas /ɡas/ | গাছ /ɡaːtʃʰ/ |
| Dog | žukel /ʒukel/ | žukel /ʒukɛl/ | žukli /ʒukli/ | ṣnoṭa /sˤnotˤa/ | کوتا /kotaː/ | kuthura /kutʰuɾa/ | কুট্টা /kuʈːaː/ |
| Cat | mačka /matʃka/ | mačka /matʃka/ | mačka /matʃka/ | brari /brari/ | بلور /baloːr/ | — /—/ | বিল্লি /bilːi/ |
| Fish | mačho /ˈmatʃo/ | mačho /ˈmatʃo/ | mačho /ˈmatʃo/ | samak /samak/ | مچی /matʃiː/ | mas /maːtʃʰ/ | মাছ /maːtʃʰ/ |
| Bird | čiriklo /tʃiˈriklo/ | čirikli /tʃirikli/ | čiriklo /tʃiriklo/ | ṭēr /tˤeːr/ | — | — | পাখি /pakʰi/ |
| Butterfly | paparuga /papaˈruɡa/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Egg | anro /ˈanro/ | anro /anro/ | jaaro /jaːro/ | ana /ana/ | اڼا /aɳaː/ | dim /dim/ | ডিম /dim/ |
| Bear | riči /ritʃi/ | riči /ritʃi/ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Horse | grast /ɡrast/ | grast /ɡrast/ | grai /ɡrai/ | — | گوړا /ɡoːɽaː/ | — | — |
| House | kher /kʰer/ | kher /kʰɛɾ/ | kher /kʰer/ | kuri /kuri/ | جوغ /dʒoʁ/ | ghor /ɡʱoɾ/ | ঘর /ɡʱaɾ/ |
| Milk | thud /tʰud/ | thud /tʰud/ | thund /tʰund/ | — | — | dudh /dudʱ/ | দুধ /dudʱ/ |
| Honey | avdžin /avdʒin/ | avdžin /avdʒin/ | meeda /meːda/ | — | بین /beːn/ | — | — |
| Salt | lon /lon/ | lon /lon/ | loon /loːn/ | lon /lon/ | لوڼ /loːɳ/ | — | নুন /nun/ |
| Wine | mol /mol/ | mol /mol/ | mool /moːl/ | — | — | — | — |
| Iron | sastri /ˈsastri/ | sastri /ˈsastri/ | saster /saster/ | — | — | luha /luɦa/ | লোহা /loɦa/ |
| Wheel | roata /ˈroata/ | rota /ˈrota/ | — | — | — | — | চাকা /tʃaka/ |
| Book | lil /lil/ | lil /lil/ | liin /liːn/ | — | — | — | — |
| Eat | xav /xav/ | xal /xal/ | xal /xal/ | q- /q/ | کخن- /kxn/ | kha /kʰa/ | খাব /kʰaːb/ |
| Drink | pijav /pijav/ | pijel /pijɛl/ | piel /piel/ | py- /pj/ | پی- /piː/ | kha /kʰa/ | পান কর /paːn kaɾ/ |
| Sleep | sovel /soˈvel/ | sovel /ˈsovel/ | sovel /ˈsovel/ | šuš- /ʃuʃ/ | — | ghuma /ɡʱuma/ | — |
| One | jek /jek/ | jekh /jɛkʰ/ | jekk /jekː/ | ikak /ikak/ | ایک /eːk/ | ek /ek/ | এক /ek/ |
| Two | duj /duj/ | duj /duj/ | duj /duj/ | diyyes /dijjes/ | دو /duː/ | dui /duɪ/ | দুই /dui/ |
| Three | trin /trin/ | trin /trin/ | trin /trin/ | taranes /taranes/ | لهی /ɬe/ | tin /tin/ | তিন /tin/ |
| Four | štar /ʃtar/ | štar /ʃtar/ | staar /staːr/ | štares /ʃtares/ | چار /tʃaːr/ | — | চার /tʃar/ |
| Five | pandž /pandʒ/ | pandž /pandʒ/ | pantš /pantʃ/ | panj /pandʒ/ | پنج /pandʒ/ | — | পাঁচ /patʃ/ |
| Hundred | šel /ʃel/ | šel /ʃɛl/ | ȟeel /xeːl/ | — | شای /ʃaːi/ | — | — |
| Hello | t’aves baxtalo /tʼaves baxtalo/ | lačho dives /latʃʰo divɛs/ | šukar diives /ʃukaɾ diːves/ | — /—/ | سلام /salaːm/ | — /—/ | নমস্কার /nomoskar/ |
| Thank you | najis tuke /najis tuke/ | nais tuke /najs tukɛ/ | naais /naːis/ | — /—/ | شکریه /ʃukrija/ | — /—/ | ধইন্যবাদ /dʱoinjobaːd/ |
| Good | mišto /miʃto/ | lačho /latʃʰo/ | šukar /ʃukaɾ/ | ghāy /ɡhaːj/ | شو /ʃoː/ | bhala /bʱala/ | ভালা /bʱaːlaː/ |
| New | nevo /ˈnevo/ | nevo /ˈnevo/ | neevo /neːvo/ | nawa /nawa/ | نوآ /nõaː/ | — | — |
| Red | lolo /ˈlolo/ | lolo /ˈlolo/ | lolo /ˈlolo/ | lāl /laːl/ | لال /laːl/ | lal /lal/ | রাঙা /raŋa/ |
| White | parno /ˈparno/ | parno /ˈparno/ | parno /parno/ | pnār /pnaːr/ | — | dhola /dʱola/ | ধলা /dʱɔla/ |
| Black | kalo /ˈkalo/ | kalo /ˈkalo/ | kalo /ˈkalo/ | — | — | — | — |
| Green | zeleno /zeˈleno/ | zeleno /zeˈleno/ | grönt /ɡrønt/ | axḍar /axdˤar/ | — | — | — |
| Blue | vuneto /vuˈneto/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cuckoo | kuko /ˈkuko/ | kuko /ˈkuko/ | — | — | — | কুলুকুনী /kuluˈkuni/ | — |
| Ninety-nine | enjavardeš thaj enja /enjavardeʃ tʰaj enja/ | enjavardeš thaj enja /enjavardɛʃ tʰaj enja/ | — | — | — | — | — |
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