mustalaiskieli
Finnish
Etymology
mustalais- (“Romani”) + kieli (“language”)
Noun
mustalaiskieli
- (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”).