mustalaiskieli
Finnish
Etymology
mustalais- (“Romani”) + kieli (“language”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmustɑlɑi̯sˌkie̯li/, [ˈmus̠tɑ̝lɑ̝i̯s̠ˌk̟ie̞̯li]
- Rhymes: -ieli
- Syllabification(key): mus‧ta‧lais‧kie‧li
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”).
Synonyms
Further reading
- “mustalaiskieli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
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