Caló language
| Caló | |
|---|---|
| Calão | |
| Native to | Spain, Portugal |
| Region | Spain and Portugal |
Native speakers | 40,000 ~ 70,000 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rmq |
Caló is a dialect spoken by the Gitanos or Zincarli (also calés, "dark ones") that came to Spain. Caló uses Romani vocabulary with Spanish grammar, [1] as Spanish Roma lost the full use of their ancestral language.[2] The language is mainly used for private talking between Roma people.
Notes and references
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source]- Calo
- Romani Language Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
