Do the Peaky Blinders speak Shelta or Romani to the Lees?

I'm aware that the actors playing the Peaky Blinders speak badly translated Romanian, but my question is what language they are meant to be speaking. Are they and the Lees Travelers, and therefore speaking Shelta? Or are they and the Lees Romani, and therefore speaking a Romani language?

My instinct is that the answer is 'Romani' because of articles like this one here.

But then I see articles like this one here that muddy the waters a bit by seeming to claim the Shelbys are Travelers...although, we should note, this article blurs the line between Romani and Travelers, which makes me wonder whether the whole basis for my question is confused...

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Do they actually speak Romani in peaky blinders?

Likewise, there are discrepancies in the language spoken by the show's \u201cgypsies.\u201d Throughout Peaky Blinders, Tommy, Aunt Polly, and several other characters speak what they call \u201cRomani,\u201d but the language used in the show is a version of Romanian, whereas the Romany people are believed to come from India.

What language do the Lees speak in peaky blinders?

Linguistically Shelta is today seen as a mixed language that stems from a community of travelling people in Ireland that was originally predominantly Irish-speaking.

Are the Lees in peaky blinders Gypsy?

The Lee Family is a gypsy family from Birmingham, associated with the Shelby Family. Thomas Shelby received a horse from the Lee family under poor pretences and Curly claimed that the horse had been cursed. Peace was brought between them by the marriage of John Shelby and Esme Lee.

Is Tommy Shelby Irish or Romani?

Tommy Shelby is from a Romani family based in Birmingham. Murphy spent time with Romani people to prepare himself for the role.

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