Romani

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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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Generate an image of the Romani (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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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 Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
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 Northwestern India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
recognizedMinorityIn many European countries ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
folk beliefs ⓘ
selfDesignation Roma ⓘ
Rrom ⓘ
subgroup Kalderash ⓘ
Lovari ⓘ
Manush ⓘ
Sinti ⓘ
Vlax Roma ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ

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Referenced by (91)

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

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