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Caló (Spanish:; Catalan:; Galician:; Portuguese:) is a language spoken by the Spanish and Portuguese Romani ethnic groups. 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, [2] through language shift by the Romani community.
- Caló (Chicano) - Wikipedia
Caló (also known as Pachuco) is an argot or slang of Mexican...
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Caló language. Caló is a dialect spoken by the Gitanos or...
- Caló (Chicano) - Wikipedia
Caló is a language spoken by the Spanish and Portuguese Romani ethnic groups. It is a mixed language based on Romance grammar, with an adstratum of Romani lexical items, through language shift by the Romani community. It is said to be used as an argot, or a secret language, for discreet communication amongst Iberian Romani.
Jun 3, 2021 · Caló is a mixed Iberian-Romani language that combines Romani vocabulary with grammar from Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan and Galician. It is spoken by about 460,000 people, mainly in Brazil, and also in Spain, France, Portugal and Colombia.
Historically, gitanos spoke Caló, also known as Romanés, fluently, often alongside the language spoken in the region they inhabited. Caló is a type of para-Romani, combining the phonology and grammar of the Catalan or Castilian, with a lexicon derived from Romani.
Aug 25, 2023 · The radio program "Caló: A Borderlands Dialect" features words and phrases from the dialect of Caló, which originated in Europe and made its way to the Southwest. Host Oscar Rodriguez discusses the history and meaning of the words, and why it's important to recognize their heritage.
