Romani

E12137
Indo-Aryan people ethnic group transnational ethnic group

The Romani are a traditionally nomadic ethnic group of Indian origin, now widely dispersed across Europe and beyond, known for their distinct language, culture, and history of marginalization.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Romani people 31
Romani canonical 18
Romani diaspora in Europe 2

Statements (86)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
transnational ethnic group ⓘ
advocacyOrganizations European Roma Rights Centre ⓘ
International Romani Union ⓘ
ancestralConnection Haryana ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ
arrivalInEurope by late Middle Ages ⓘ
associatedStereotypes fortune telling ⓘ
musicality ⓘ
nomadism ⓘ
commemorativeDay International Roma Day ⓘ
culturalContribution influence on Balkan music ⓘ
influence on European folk music ⓘ
influence on flamenco in Spain ⓘ
influence on jazz manouche in France ⓘ
culturalTrait distinct music traditions ⓘ
endogamy in many groups ⓘ
extended family networks ⓘ
occupational specialization ⓘ
strong oral traditions ⓘ
currentLifestyle largely sedentary ⓘ
diasporaRegion Americas ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
ethnicOrigin South Asia ⓘ
surface form: Indian subcontinent
exonym Gypsies ⓘ
exonymStatus often considered pejorative ⓘ
historicalEventExperienced Porajmos ⓘ
InternationalRomaDayDate 8 April ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
languageStatus Romani language recognized as minority language in several European states ⓘ
largestPopulationsIn Bulgaria ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ
Romania ⓘ
Serbia ⓘ
Slovakia ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
legalStatusHistory subject to expulsions and anti-vagrancy laws in Europe ⓘ
subject to slavery in Wallachia and Moldavia until 19th century ⓘ
migrationHistory left Indian subcontinent around 1st millennium CE ⓘ
migrationRoute through Byzantine Empire ⓘ
through Persia ⓘ
policyIssue education segregation ⓘ
employment discrimination ⓘ
housing segregation ⓘ
police violence ⓘ
statelessness in some countries ⓘ
populationEstimate largest ethnic minority in several Central and Eastern European states ⓘ
over 10 million worldwide ⓘ
PorajmosDescription genocide of Roma by Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II ⓘ
primaryAncestralRegion northern India ⓘ
surface form: Northwestern India
recognizedMinorityIn many European countries ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
folk beliefs ⓘ
selfDesignation Roma ⓘ
Rrom ⓘ
subgroup Kalderash ⓘ
Lovari ⓘ
Manush ⓘ
Sinti ⓘ
Roma ⓘ
surface form: Vlax Roma

Xoraxane Roma ⓘ
subjectOf anti-Roma racism ⓘ
numerous human rights reports ⓘ
social exclusion ⓘ
widespread discrimination ⓘ
traditionalLanguage Romani language ⓘ
various Romani dialects ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle itinerant ⓘ
nomadic ⓘ
traditionalOccupations entertainment ⓘ
fortune telling ⓘ
horse trading ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ
music performance ⓘ
UNRecognition recognized as a transnational minority by international organizations ⓘ
victimsOf Nazi persecution ⓘ
forced sterilization in several countries ⓘ
segregated schooling in Europe ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sinti → ethnicity → Romani ⓘ
Romani language → nativeTo → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Romani language → usedBy → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani communities
Gypsies → refersTo → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Gypsies → replacedByPreferredTerm → Romani ⓘ
Gypsies → oftenContrastedWith → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
International Romani Union → represents → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
International Romani Union → hasEthnicFocus → Romani ⓘ
Kalderash → ethnicGroupOf → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Manush → partOf → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
International Roma Day → hasPrimaryTopic → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Xoraxane Roma → ethnicallyPartOf → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Porajmos → victimGroup → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Romani flag → represents → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Lovari → partOf → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Lovari → ethnicity → Romani ⓘ
Gelem Gelem → represents → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Sinte → associatedWith → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Sinte → relatedTerm → Romani ⓘ
Sinte → belongsTo → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani diaspora in Europe
Finnish Kalo → traditionalSpeakers → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Finnish Roma
Finnish Kalo → lexifier → Romani ⓘ
Finnish Kalo → hasSubstrate → Romani ⓘ
IRU → represents → Romani ⓘ
subject surface form: International Romani Union
this entity surface form: Romani people
IRU → ethnicFocus → Romani ⓘ
subject surface form: International Romani Union
this entity surface form: Romani people
Košice → hasMinorityLanguage → Romani ⓘ
Christian Roma → ethnicity → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Romani organizations → represents → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Samudaripen → victimGroup → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Romany Malco → givenName → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romany
Indo-Iranian peoples → hasModernGroup → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Rrom → refersTo → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Rrom → ethnicContext → Romani ⓘ
Rrom → ethnolinguisticGroup → Romani ⓘ
Django Reinhardt → ethnicGroup → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
King of the Gypsies → subjectMatter → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Alba Flores → ethnicGroup → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Indo-Aryan peoples → hasSubgroup → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Esmeralda → ethnicity → Romani ⓘ
Esmeralda → raisedBy → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Karviná → hasMinorityLanguage → Romani ⓘ
The Hollies → hasPart → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romany
Uzhhorod → hasMinorityCommunity → Romani ⓘ
Rromani → hasAlternativeName → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Vlax Roma → ethnicallyPartOf → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Romanichal → subgroupOf → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Romanichal → ethnicallyRelatedTo → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Kalé → subgroupOf → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani people
Kalé → partOf → Romani ⓘ
this entity surface form: Romani diaspora in Europe
Esme Shelby → ethnicity → Romani ⓘ