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In Romani philosophy, Romanipen (also romanypen, romanipe, romanype, romanimos, romaimos, romaniya) is the totality of the Romani spirit, Romani culture, Romani Law, being a Romani, a set of Romani strains. [ 272 ] An ethnic Rom is considered a gadjo in Romani society if they have no Romanipen.
The Romani people, also referred to as Roma, Sinti, or Kale, depending on the subgroup, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that primarily lives in Europe. The Romani may have migrated from what is the modern Indian state of Rajasthan, [ 1 ] migrating to the northwest (the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent) around 250 BC. [ 1 ]
1552 woodcut of a Romani family. The Romani people are a distinct ethnic and cultural group of peoples living all across the globe, who share a family of languages and sometimes a traditional nomadic mode of life. [ 1 ] Though their exact origins were unclear, [ 2 ] recent studies show Kashmir in Northwest India is the most probable point of ...
This is a table of Romani people by country. The list does include the Dom people, who are often subsumed under "gypsies".. The official number of Romani people is disputed in many countries; some do not collect data by ethnicity; in others, Romani individuals may refuse to register their ethnic identity for fear of discrimination, [17] or have assimilated and do not identify exclusively as ...
Adam Ant – English singer and musician. Adrian Minune – Romanian singer. Aggelopoulos Manolis (1939–1989) – Greek singer and actor. Albert Lee (born 1943) – London born and raised country rock guitar. Antonio Flores (1961–1995) – Spanish singer-songwriter and actor. Ayo – A sinti and yoruba singer. Azis - Bulgarian singer.
Romani people in Romania, locally referred to as the Țigani (IPA: [t͡siˈɡanʲ]), constitute one of the largest minorities in the country.According to the 2011 census, their number was 621,573 people or 3.3% of the total population, being the second-largest ethnic minority in Romania after Hungarians. [1]
The Romani people have long been a part of the collective mythology of the West, where they were (and very often still are) depicted as outsiders, aliens, and a threat. For centuries they were enslaved in Eastern Europe and hunted in Western Europe: the Pořajmos, Hitler's attempt at genocide, was one violent link in a chain of persecution that encompassed countries generally considered more ...
Contents. Romani folklore. Romani folklore encompasses the folktales, myths, oral traditions, and legends of the Romani people. The Romani were nomadic when they departed India during the Middle Ages. They migrated widely, particularly to Europe, while other groups stayed and became sedentary. Some legends (often from non-Romani peoples) say ...