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Romani is the feminine adjective, while Romano is the masculine adjective. Some Romanies use Rom or Roma as an ethnic name, while others (such as the Sinti, or the Romanichal) do not use this term as a self-description for the entire ethnic group. [105] Sometimes, rom and romani are spelled with a double r, i.e., rrom and rromani.
The period of Romanian democracy, between 1918 and 1938, led to a flowering of Romani cultural, social, and political organisations. In 1933, two competing national Roma representative bodies were founded, the General Association of Gypsies in Romania and the General Union of Roma in Romania.
The Romengiro Lav ("Romani word") writer's circle encouraged works by authors like Nikolay Aleksandrovich Pankov and Nina Dudarova. [28] A General Association of the Gypsies of Romania was established in 1933 with the holding of a national conference and the publication of two journals, Neamul Țiganesc ("Gypsy nation") and Timpul "time").
An announcement made on New York television station WABC referred to Romani people as 'real live Gypsies', suggesting a question mark on their existence. [8] Most Romani Americans live in the United States's biggest cities, where the greatest economic opportunities exist.
Romani dress is the traditional attire of the Romani people, widely known in English by the exonymic slur Gypsies. [ a ] Romani traditional clothing is closely connected to the history, culture and identity of the Roma people.
The total number of pupils identified as Traveller of Irish heritage and Gypsy/ Roma at the end of the secondary phase, key stage four, is very small. In the summer 2023 DfE data, there were around 1,400 Gypsy/ Roma pupils and 190 Travellers of Irish Heritage at the end of key stage four, out of around 607,000 pupils overall. [140]
Romanian nationals Laurentiu Baceanu and Alexandru Vasile are accused of posing as law enforcement during a series of robberies in Orange County, including in Anaheim, Tustin and Westminster.
Gypsy Travellers in 19th Century Society by David Mayall – A guide to the life and culture of the Romani gypsies of Britain in the 19th century. The Gypsies, Wagon Time and After by Denis Harvey – The Romanichal wagon its history use and construction. We are the Romani People by Ian Hancock – A look into the different types of Romani people