Caló language

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Caló
Calão
Native toSpain, Portugal
RegionSpain and Portugal
Native speakers
40,000 ~ 70,000
Language codes
ISO 639-3rmq

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.

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