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Preferred term

rmqCaló  

Type

  • language

Definition

  • Caló (; ; , European Brazilian ) is a language spoken by the Spanish and Portuguese Romani. It is a mixed language (referred to as a Para-Romani language in Romani linguistics) based on Romance grammar, with an adstratum of Romani lexical items through language shift by the Romani community. It is often used as an argot, a secret language for discreet communication amongst Iberian Romani. Portuguese Calão, Catalan Caló, and Spanish Caló are closely related varieties that share a common root.

Entry terms

  • Caló language

ISO 639-3 code

  • rmq

In other languages

  • Kalo

    Basque

  • Kaloeg

    Breton

  • Caló

    Catalan

  • 伊比利吉普賽語

    Chinese

  • Caló

    Dutch

  • Luenga caló

    Extremaduran

  • Finnish

  • Caló

    French

  • Caló

    Galician

  • Caló

    German

  • Lingua caló

    Italian

  • Calo

    Lithuanian

  • Caló

    Low German

  • زبان کالو

    Persian

  • Lenga caló

    Piedmontese

  • Caló

    Polish

  • Caló

    Portuguese

  • Kalo

    Romany

  • Испанский кало

    Russian

  • Кало

    Serbian

  • Idioma caló

    Spanish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/rmq

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