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Caló
Calão
Native to Spain, Portugal
Native speakers 40,000 ~ 70,000  (date missing)
Language family
mixed RomaniRomance

Caló (or Spanish Romani) is a dialect spoken by the Gitans or Zincarli (also calés, "dark ones") that came to Spain. Caló uses Romani vocabulary with Spanish grammar, as Spanish Roma lost the full use of their ancestral language. The language is mainly used for private talking between Roma people.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Calo para niños

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