Romani, Kalo Finnish
A language of Finland
| Population | 10,000 in Finland (2001 census). Population total all countries: 11,590. |
| Region | West and south. Also in Sweden. |
| Alternate names | Fíntika Rómma, Gypsy |
| Dialects | Not inherently intelligible with Tavringer Romani [rmu], Traveller Norwegian [rmg], Traveller Danish [rmd], or Angloromani [rme]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Northern A member of macrolanguage Romany [rom] (Romania). |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–100%. Bible portions: 1971. |
| Comments | Originally came from Scotland. Christian. |
Also spoken in:
Sweden
| Language name | Romani, Kalo Finnish |
| Population | 1,590 in Sweden (2000). |
| Alternate names | Fíntika Rómma |
| Comments | Christian. |
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