The History of Romani language in the Iberian Peninsula

Abstract

The aim of the article is to provide a survey of the history of the Gypsies of the Iberian Peninsula since their arrival at the Peninsula in the 15th century with a special focus on their language, its development, change and attrition.

Keywords

• Iberian Peninsula
• Spain
• Gypsies
• Romani language
• history of Gypsies
• language contact
• dialectology