Romani

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rom′ə nē, rō′mə-)

Inflections of 'Romani' (n):

Rom•a•ni (rom′ə nē, rō′mə-),USA pronunciation n.

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Romani /ˈrɒmənɪ; ˈrəʊ-/ n ( pl -nis)

Rom•a•ny (rom′ə nē, rō′mə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies, adj.
n.

Language VarietiesGypsy (def. 2).
Language VarietiesGypsies collectively.
Language Varietiesthe Indic language of the Gypsies, its various forms differing greatly because of local influences.

adj.

Also, Rommany, Romani.

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Romany, Romani /ˈrɒmənɪ; ˈrəʊ-/ n

( pl -nies, -nis) (as modifier): Romany customs
the language of the Roma people, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family, but incorporating extensive borrowings from local European languages. Most of its 250 000 speakers are bilingual. It is extinct in Britain

Etymology: 19th Century: from Romany romani (adj) Roma, ultimately from Sanskrit domba man of a low caste of musicians, of Dravidian origin

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