Romani people
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Summary
Romani people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.022% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60,345 views/month, #1 of 4,529).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Romani[3], Domari[4], Lomavren[5]
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[6], Islam[7], Buddhism[8], Judaism[9]
- Instance of: itinerant groups of Europe[10]
- Anthem: Gelem, Gelem[11]
- Named after: Arameans[12]
- Flag: flag of the Romani people[13]
- Subclass of: Indo-Aryan peoples[14]
- Commons category: Romani people[15]
- Said to be the same as: gypsy[16]
- Opposite of: gadjo[17]
- Significant event: Porajmos[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Romani[19]
- Described at URL: http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=22007[20], http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=35002[21], http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=32504[22], http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=23003[23], http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=31702[24], http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=34506[25], http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=36517[26], http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=36003[27], http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=34303[28], http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=31001[29], http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=31602[30], http://www.mar.umd.edu/assessment.asp?groupId=35502[31]
- Population: 4,373,000[32]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Romani people[33]
- Described by source: Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[34], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Geographical statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire[39], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41]
- Demonym: rom[42], romă[43], romi[44], rome[45]
- Different from: Romanians[46], Romans[47]
- History of topic: history of the Romani people[48]
- Indigenous to: India[49]
- Studied by: Romani studies[50]
Body
Influence
Things named for Romani people include The Gypsies[51], a narrative poetry[52], founded in 1824[53], written by Alexander Pushkin[54]; International Romani Day[55], a world day[56], founded in 2003[57]; and Roma Press Center[58], a news agency[59], in Hungary[60], founded in 1995[61], headquartered in Budapest[62].
Why It Matters
Romani people has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for it include The Gypsies[51], a narrative poetry[52], founded in 1824[53], written by Alexander Pushkin[54]; International Romani Day[55], a world day[56], founded in 2003[57]; and Roma Press Center[58], a news agency[59], in Hungary[60], founded in 1995[61], headquartered in Budapest[62].