Romani people
Also known as Roma, Romany, Rroma, Gipsies, Roma people, Gypsy, Gypsies, Tzigan
Indo-Aryan ethnic group
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Romani people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group historically originating from the Indian subcontinent who migrated to Europe and beyond over centuries. Their unique language, culture, and history of widespread discrimination across multiple countries make them an important subject for understanding minority rights and cultural diversity in Europe and globally.
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Research
1,276 papers- Refining the South Asian Origin of the Romani people.BMC genetics · 2017Melegh BI, Banfai Z, Hadzsiev K et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12863-017-0547-x
- Travellers' tales.Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) · 2006Lynch EDOI: 10.7748/ns.20.41.20.s28
- The prevalence and genotype of 21-hydroxylase deficiency in the Croatian Romani population.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Dumic KK, Grubic Z, Kusec V et al.DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1170449
- Revealing the impact of the Caucasus region on the genetic legacy of Romani people from genome-wide data.PloS one · 2018Bánfai Z, Ádám V, Pöstyéni E et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202890
- The Critical Role of Research in Advancing Romani's Right to Health.
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The Romani, also spelled Romany or Rromani (/ˈroʊməni/ ROH-mə-nee or /ˈrɒməni/ ROM-ə-nee), colloquially known as the Roma (sg.: Rom), are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who traditionally lived a nomadic, itinerant lifestyle. Linguistic and genetic evidence suggests that the Romani originated in the Indian subcontinent; in particular, the region of present-day Rajasthan. Their subsequent westward migration, possibly in waves, is now believed by historians to have occurred around 1000 CE. Their original name, derived from the Sanskrit डोम (doma), may refer to the Doma (caste), a Dalit sub-group traditionally associated with being musicians and dancers. The Romani population moved west into the Ghaznavid Empire and later into the Byzantine Empire. The Roma arrived in Europe around the 13th to 14th century. Although they are dispersed, their most concentrated populations are located in Europe, especially central, eastern, and southern Europe (notably southern France), as well as western Asia (mainly in Turkey and Iran).
In the English language, the Romani are widely known by the exonym Gypsies (or Gipsies), which is considered a pejorative by some Romani due to its connotations of illegality and irregularity as well as its historical use as a racial slur. In the United Kingdom, the term Gypsies is preferred by some of the Kale and Romanichal, and is used to refer to them in official documentation. The attendees of the first World Romani Congress in 1971 unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Romani, including Gypsy. The exonym Tsigani and variants of it are commonly used in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in the Balkans. However, this term can also be considered a pejorative.