European languages and nations with no compact territory [EN]
Langues et nations d'Europe sans territoire compact [FR]

LANGUAGES AND PEOPLES WITH NO COMPACT TERRITORY IN EUROPE

 

origin

fundational
catastrophe

mobility

 

language

estimated
number

other names

main denomination

in the past

presently

Western Armenians

Asia Minor

1915

migration

none

W. Armenian

300.000

ARMENIANS

Armenian Church

Arumanians

South Balkan

none

transhum.

none

Arumanian

320.000

CHOBANS

Greek Orthodox

Assyro-Chaldeans

Syria, Turkey

1915

none

nulle

Sureth

250,000 (in EU)

ASSYRIANS, ASIORS

Eastern Chr.

Ashkalo-Egyptians, Evgjits

Egypt (?)

beg. 4th c. A.D.

migration

none

Albanian etc...

500.000

Gypsies

Muslims (often fund.)

Yiddicho/djudyo speaking Jews

ארץ ישרל
Eretz Israël

70-130 A.D.

in the past

little

Judeo-languages
ידי ש ,לאדינו

??

JEWS

Judaism

Moeso-Rumanians (Beás-Rudars)

Sud de la Serbie?

none (arr. Sl.?)

limited

none

Moeso-Rum.

400.000

Gypsies

Roman Cath. Orthodox

Rroms

Kannauʒ (India)

1018

3 to 4%

 

rromani

10.000.000

Gyps./Travellers

 

 

Rroms

 

 

2 to 3 %

 

rromani

8.500.000

 

Toutes dénominations

 

Sintes

 

 

12 -15 %

 

sinto (N & S)

300.000

 

Catho. & Réformés

 

Kales

 

 

± 0 %

 

kalés

300.000

 

Catho.

Sámis

"local" (Oural)

"-3000?"

traditional (40%)

 

sápmigiele

60.000

LAPPS

Roman Cath. & Reform
(Laestadians)

Travellers (ex-Tinkers)

Ireland etc.

12-19th c. A.D.

traditional (40%)

 

shelta, gammon

80.000

Gyps./Travellers

Roman Cath. & Reform

Yéniches

Germany

1618-48 A.D.

40 %

 

???

100.000

Gyps./Travellers

Roman Cath. & Reform