Romani

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɹo.mə.ni/
• (nonstandard, technical) IPA: /ɹoˈmɑ.ni/

Noun

Romani (plural Romanis or Romani)

1. A member of the Roma, a nomadic people with origins in India.

   The Romani have long been discriminated against.

Synonyms

• Rom, Roma (broad sense)
• (offensive) Gypsy, gypsy

Proper noun

1. The Indo-Aryan lect of the Roma people, or one of its sublects (such as Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc), closely related to Hindi and Rajasthani.

Synonyms

• Gypsy
• Rom

Translations

• French: romani; tsigane
• German: Roma-Sprache, Romani, Zigeunersprache
• Portuguese: români, romani
• Russian: цыга́нский язы́к
• Spanish: romaní; caló (Spanish Romani)

Adjective

Romani (not comparable)

1. Of or belonging to the Roma people.

Translations

• Portuguese: rom; cigano, cigana
• Russian: цыга́нский

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