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Roma

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Also known as: Calo, Cigány, Ciganos, Dom, Gitanes, Gitanos, Gypsy, Rom, Romany, Sinti, Tsigan, Zigeuner(Show More)
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Roma, an ethnic group of traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India but in modern times live worldwide, principally in Europe. Most Roma speak some form of Romany, a language closely related to the modern Indo-European languages of northern India, as well as the major language of the country in which they live. It is generally agreed that Roma groups left India in repeated migrations and that they were in Persia by the 11th...

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