Concept information
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
Notation
- rmq
In other languages
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Caló
French
-
Caló
German
-
Lingua caló
Italian
-
Portuguese
-
Idioma caló
Spanish
URI
http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/rmq
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