Romani people
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The Romani, also spelled Romany or Rromani, colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who traditionally led a nomadic, itinerant lifestyle. Linguistic and genetic evidence suggest
Two Gypsies by Francisco Iturrino
Kàlo Romani women in Helsinki, Finland, 1930s
Jean-Baptiste Debret: Interior of a gipsy's house in Brazil (c. 1820)
Gypsies camping. Kalé Roma near Swansea in Wales, 1953
Romani language
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Romani is an Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani people. The largest Romani dialects are Balkan Romani, Vlax Romani, and Sinte Romani. Some Romani communities speak mixed languages based on the sur
Romani people
…South America and Canada. Though often confused with Irish Travellers and the Yenish people in Western Europe, the Romani are culturally different. The Romani language is an Indo-Aryan language with strong Persian, Armenian, Greek, and South Slavic influence. Balkan Romani also shows an extensive Turkish influence…
Romani poem by Jan Döme Horváth printed on wall at Cejl prison, Brno