mustalaiskieli

Finnish

Etymology

mustalais- (“Romani”) +‎ kieli (“language”)

Noun

mustalaiskieli

  1. (colloquial) Romani (language)

Synonyms

Usage notes

  • The term mustalainen (“gypsy”) has a negative connotation, and thus the terms romanikieli or romani are recommendable.
  • The variant of Romani spoken by the Finnish Roma is called in Finnish Suomen romanikieli (“Kalo Finnish Romani”).
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