ISO 639-3 · rmqrmq
Indo-European family · creole or pidgin
Caló
Caló is a creole or pidgin of the Para-Romani branch (Indo-European), spoken in Spain. Wikidata counts 60,000 first-language speakers (2015). Wikidata describes it as “Romani-influenced Spanish language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
rmq- Glottocode
calo1236- Family
- Indo-European
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 28 language editions
60,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Caló |
|---|---|
| Also called | Calo, Caló Iberian, Caló language, Calo Iberian, Calo language |
| L1 speakers | 60,000 (2015) |
| Kind | creole or pidgin |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Indo-European to Caló
The branches above Caló, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Spain
spaSpanishIndo-European · 555.6 m1 · NationalaraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafeporPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalpanPunjabiunclassified · 125 mSafecatCatalanIndo-European · 10 m2 · ProvincialglgGalicianIndo-European · 2.4 m2 · ProvincialeusBasquePaleo-European languages · 750,0002 · ProvincialastAsturianIndo-European · 560,0006b · ThreatenedrmyVlax RomaniIndo-European · 538,4806b · ThreatenedgscGasconIndo-European · 250,000Definitely endangered