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Shelta
Minority constructed language traditionally spoken by Irish Travellers
Also known as Gammon · Cant · Tarri · Gamin · Sheldrü · Shelorü
- Speakers
- 86,000
- Subclass of
- Script
- Latin script
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Ethnologueethnologue.com/language/sthRetrieved 2019-07-23
- Latin script
- Indigenous to
- Ireland
1
Sources- 1.nationalinventoryich.chg.gov.ie/cant-gammon/Retrieved 2023-03-08
- , England
- , Northern Ireland
- +1 more
- Ireland
Overview
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All data
37 statements · 35% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Ethnologue language status
- 6a Vigorous
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Ethnologueethnologue.com/language/sthRetrieved 2019-05-10
- 6a Vigorous
- Country
- Ireland
1
Sources- 1.“ScriptSource - Ireland”scriptsource.org/country/IERetrieved 2023-08-21
- United Kingdom
1
Sources- 1.“ScriptSource - United Kingdom”scriptsource.org/country/GBRetrieved 2023-08-21
- Ireland
- Native label
- Gammon
- Cant
- Tarri
- Gamin
- Shelta
- Intangible cultural heritage status
- Ireland’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage country: Ireland
1
Sources- 1.nationalinventoryich.chg.gov.ie/cant-gammon/Retrieved 2023-03-08
- Ireland’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage country: Ireland
- Country of origin
- Ireland
1
Sources- 1.nationalinventoryich.chg.gov.ie/cant-gammon/Retrieved 2023-03-08
- Ireland
On other databases
9 identifiers linking Shelta across the web's reference databases