Romani
South Asian diaspora
Romani refers to the people, language, and culture of the Roma, an ethnic group with origins in northern India who migrated to Europe over a millennium ago.
The Romani language belongs to the Indo-Aryan family.
As an adjective, Romani describes anything relating to this community: Romani music, Romani traditions.
The term is preferred over the older "Gypsy," which many consider pejorative.
A personal name
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
ethnic group · population · stateless · persecution · discrimination · European · migration · identity
South Asian language branch
- dialectRegional language variety
- CarpathianOf a European range
- loanwordsAdopted foreign vocabulary
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
Ceremonial set of actions
- customHabitual group practice
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- marriageFormal union between partners
funeral · feast · celebration · pilgrimage · folklore · superstition · mythology · legend
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
fortune-telling · palmistry · metalwork · horse-trading · caravans · dance · violinist
Kale
A personal name
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- ancestryFamily line of descent
heritage · ethnic group · population · stateless · persecution · discrimination · European · migration · identity · community
Indo-Aryan
South Asian language branch
- dialectRegional language variety
- CarpathianOf a European range
- loanwordsAdopted foreign vocabulary
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- customHabitual group practice
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
marriage · funeral · feast · celebration · pilgrimage · folklore · superstition · mythology · legend · belief
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- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
oral tradition · fortune-telling · palmistry · metalwork · horse-trading · caravans · dance · violinist
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- Indo-European LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Italian
- nomadsnomad, nomadism, Bedouin, wanderer, roaming
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- wandererswanderer, hikers, vagabond, wanderers, drifter
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
Romanisettled
No longer in question
sedentary · rooted · stationary · landed · homesteader
Romanigorger
Excessive food consumer
dominant culture · ethnic majority · establishment · privileged class · bourgeoisie
- roma tomatoesPaste-type cultivar, egg-shaped
- Roma tomatoItalian-named oblong fruit