Roma people

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Indo-Aryan people ethnic group minority group

The Roma people are a traditionally itinerant ethnic group of Indian origin now living mainly in Europe, known for their distinct language varieties, cultural practices, and history of marginalization and persecution.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Roma and Sinti	6
Muslim Roma	2
Roma women	1
Romani people	1
Rroma	1

Statements (85)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indo-Aryan people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ minority group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Gypsies ⓘ Roma people ⓘ surface form: Romani people Rrom ⓘ Roma people ⓘ surface form: Rroma Rromani ⓘ
associatedWith	Romani music ⓘ flamenco (in Spain) ⓘ fortune telling stereotype ⓘ traditional crafts ⓘ
culturalDay	International Roma Day ⓘ surface form: International Romani Day
culturalTrait	distinct music traditions ⓘ endogamous marriage patterns ⓘ extended family networks ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ
currentLifestyle	largely settled ⓘ
diaspora	global ⓘ
estimatedPopulation	millions ⓘ
ethnonym	Roma ⓘ
facesIssue	educational disadvantage ⓘ employment discrimination ⓘ housing segregation ⓘ poverty ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ
geneticEvidence	supports South Asian origin ⓘ
hasAnthem	Gelem Gelem ⓘ surface form: Gelem, Gelem
hasColor	blue and green flag ⓘ
hasOrganization	International Romani Union ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Kalderash ⓘ Kalé ⓘ Lovari ⓘ Manush ⓘ Romanichal ⓘ Sinti ⓘ Vlax Roma ⓘ Xoraxane Roma ⓘ
hasSymbol	Romani flag ⓘ chakra wheel on flag ⓘ
historicalExperience	discrimination ⓘ marginalization ⓘ persecution ⓘ
InternationalRomaniDay	8 April ⓘ
languageFamily	Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ Indo-European language family ⓘ surface form: Indo-European languages
linguisticEvidence	Romani language shares core vocabulary with Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
linguisticOrigin	Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
mainRegion	Europe ⓘ
migrationHistory	migrated from Indian subcontinent to Europe over centuries ⓘ
origin	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
persecutedDuring	World War II ⓘ
primaryLanguage	Romani language ⓘ
protectedBy	European human rights law ⓘ
recognizedAs	national minority in several European countries ⓘ
recognizedBy	Council of Europe ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Dom people ⓘ Lom people ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ various local religions ⓘ
significantPopulationIn	Brazil ⓘ Bulgaria ⓘ France ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Romania ⓘ Russia ⓘ Serbia ⓘ Slovakia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
stereotypedAs	nomadic outsiders ⓘ
subjectOf	European Union Roma inclusion policies ⓘ anti-Gypsyism ⓘ numerous human rights reports ⓘ
subjectTo	anti-Roma violence ⓘ forced assimilation policies ⓘ segregation ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle	itinerant ⓘ nomadic ⓘ
usesLanguage	Romani language ⓘ various local majority languages ⓘ
victimOf	Nazi genocide ⓘ Porajmos ⓘ

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

Roma people → alsoKnownAs → Roma people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Romani people

Roma people → alsoKnownAs → Roma people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rroma

Horahane Roma → alternativeName → Roma people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim Roma

Horahane Roma → ethnicallyPartOf → Roma people ⓘ

Xoraxane Roma → exonym → Roma people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Muslim Roma

Kalderash → partOf → Roma people ⓘ

Konzentrationslager Ettersberg → usedFor → Roma people ⓘ