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Romani

proper noun

  1. the language Romani, - language of the Romani people belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/ / /ˈɹɒm.ni/ / /ˈɹəʊ.mə.ni/ / /ɹəˈmɑːni/ / /ɹoʊˈmɑːni/

adj

Etymology: From Romani romani, feminine form of romano (“of or pertaining to the Roma”), from rom (“man”). See also Roma. Not related to Romanian, Roman or Rome.

  1. Of or belonging to the Roma people.

    “Every year the local Romani population, still called “gypsies” by many, lit harvest fires.”

name

Etymology: In some cases, derived from Italian Romani, Romano, or cognates thereof.

  1. A surname

noun

Etymology: From Romani romani, feminine form of romano (“of or pertaining to the Roma”), from rom (“man”). See also Roma. Not related to Romanian, Roman or Rome.

  1. A member of the Roma, a nomadic people originating in modern-day Pakistan or Northwest India and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Europe and speaking a language that is related to Hindi.

    “The Romani have long been discriminated against.”