Romani, Kalo Finnish

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A language of Finland

ISO 639-3
rmf
Alternate Names
Fíntika Rómma, Gypsy
Population

10,000 in Finland (2001 census). Population total all countries: 11,650.

Location

West and south. Also in Sweden.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Northern
Dialects

Not inherently intelligible of Tavringer Romani [rmu], Traveller Norwegian [rmg], Traveller Danish [rmd], or Angloromani [rme].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–100%. Bible portions: 1971.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Romani, Kalo Finnish
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Originally from Scotland. Christian.

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