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- Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:39 am
- Forum: Main
- Topic: No such thing as Roma, Romany, Romi/y
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The name is Romany रोमानी which is is from the Sanskrit meaning "Men." This term was officially adopted in the 1970's but is has been used for a very long time, as long as the Rom, a warrior caste, left Northwest India in 1000 BCE. Not to be confused with prakrit "doma" a misnome...
- Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:06 pm
- Forum: Main
- Topic: ROMA vs ROMA, Italy vs Romanians
- Replies: 16
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Corrections and Clarifications "Roma"
The name is Romany रोमानी which is is from the Sanskrit meaning "Men." This term was officially adopted in the 1970's but is has been used for a very long time, as long as the Rom, a warrior caste, left Northwest India in 1000 BCE. Not to be confused with prakrit "doma" a misnome...