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Finnish
Etymology
mustalais- (“Romani”) + kieli (“language”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmustɑlɑi̯sˌkie̯li/,
- Rhymes: -ieli
- Syllabification(key): mus‧ta‧lais‧kie‧li
Noun
mustalaiskieli (colloquial)
- Romani (language)
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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