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The Romanichal ( ; more commonly known as English Gypsies) are a Romani people, Romani subgroup in the United Kingdom. Many Romanichal speak Angloromani, a mixed language that blends Romani language, Romani vocabulary with English syntax. Romanichal residing in England, Scotland, and Wales are part of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people (UK), Gypsy (Romani), Roma, and Traveller community. Genetic, cultural, and linguistic findings indicate that the Romani people trace their origins to South Asia, likely in the regions of present-day Punjab, Rajasthan, and Sindh. Etymology The word "Romanichal" is derived from ''Romani chal'', where ''chal'' is Angloromani language, Angloromani for "fellow".Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition 1989, "Romany3, n. and a." Distribution Nearly all Romanichal in Great Britain live in England, with smaller communities in South Wales, Northeast Wales, and the Scottish Borders. The Romani diaspora, Romanichal diaspora emigrated from Great Britai ...
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Scottish Romani And Itinerant People Groups
Scottish Romani are the Romani people of Scotland. This includes Romanichal (locally also known as ''Border Gypsies'') and Scottish Lowlands, Lowland Romani (''Lowland Gypsies''). Scottish Travellers are non-Romani groups indigenous to Scotland who live or traditionally lived a Nomad, nomadic lifestyle, including Scottish Scottish Highlands, Highland Travellers, Scottish Lowland Travellers and Showman, Showmen (Funfair Travellers). These groups have distinct histories and traditions. Scottish Romani and Traveller groups are considered part of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people (UK), Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community. General terminology The Romani people, also known as ''Roma'' or ''Gypsies'', are an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan origin. The Romani people in Scotland are mainly Lowland Romani, Romanichal and Roma migrants from Continental Europe, mainland Europe. Over the last few generations, the common generic term ''Gypsies'' (derived from an old folk b ...
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Angloromani
Angloromani or Anglo-Romani (literally "English Romani"; also known as Angloromany, Rummaness, or ) is a Para-Romani dialect spoken by the Romanichal, a subgroup of the Romani people in the United Kingdom and other parts of the English-speaking world. It is characterised by the presence of Romani language, Romani vocabulary and syntax in the English language, English used by Romanichal. Romanichal used the Romani language from their arrival in the 16th century up until the late 19th century, when it was replaced, for the most part, by English as their everyday and family language. This resulted in the formation of Angloromani. This differs from the presence of loanwords (such as that used locally in Edinburgh and Northumberland) from the Romani language, such as (originally a toffee apple), (originally Romani 'brother'), and (originally 'boy'). Documentation A document from about the seventeenth century titled the ''Winchester Confessions'' indicates that the English Romani ...
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Angloromani Language
Angloromani or Anglo-Romani (literally "English Romani"; also known as Angloromany, Rummaness, or ) is a Para-Romani dialect spoken by the Romanichal, a subgroup of the Romani people in the United Kingdom and other parts of the English-speaking world. It is characterised by the presence of Romani vocabulary and syntax in the English used by Romanichal. Romanichal used the Romani language from their arrival in the 16th century up until the late 19th century, when it was replaced, for the most part, by English as their everyday and family language. This resulted in the formation of Angloromani. This differs from the presence of loanwords (such as that used locally in Edinburgh and Northumberland) from the Romani language, such as (originally a toffee apple), (originally Romani 'brother'), and (originally 'boy'). Documentation A document from about the seventeenth century titled the ''Winchester Confessions'' indicates that the English Romani language was itself a dialect ...
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Romani Diaspora
The Romani diaspora refers to the presence and dispersion of Romani people across various parts of the world. Their migration out of the Indian subcontinent occurred in waves, with the first estimated to have taken place in the 6th century.Genomic Study Traces Roma to Northern India"
''The New York Times'', 10 December 2012. Findings recently reported also in ''Current Biology''.
They are believed to have first arrived in Europe in the 9th century, via the Balkans. Gradually, they came to settle across the areas of present-day Turkey, Greece, Serbia, Romania, Croatia, Moldova, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Hungary, Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Slovakia, by order of volume. From the Balkans, they mig ...
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Gypsy, Roma And Traveller People (UK)
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (abbreviated to GRT) is an umbrella term used in the United Kingdom to represent several diverse ethnic groups which have a shared history of nomadism. In the phrase GRT, the ''Gypsy'' grouping encompasses Romani people from groups that have resided in Britain since the 16th century, such as the English Gypsies (Romanichal) and Welsh Gypsies (Kale). The British government and British GRT rights groups understand the term ''Roma'' as encompassing more recent Romani migrants from Continental Europe. ''Travellers'' include Irish Travellers (''Mincéirí'') residing in Britain and Northern Ireland and other non-Romani traditional travelling people such as Scottish Travellers. Although these groups' lifestyles traditionally involved travel, most GRT people now live in houses or permanent caravan berths. The term GRT is used officially by the British Government and Travellers' Rights organisations, as well as by universities, academics and local authorities ...
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Romanisael (Swedish And Norwegian Romani)
The Romanisael (more commonly known as Swedish Roma and Norwegian Roma or Swedish Taters and Norwegian Taters; ; ; ), are a Romani subgroup who have been resident in Sweden and Norway for some 500 years. The estimated number of Romanisael in Sweden is 65,000, while in Norway, the number is estimated to be around 10,000. Origins Romanisael history and culture is particularly related to other Romani subgroups in Northern Europe such as Kaale, Kalé, Romanichal and Scottish Lowland Romani. Modern-day Romanisael (Tater) are the descendants of the first Roma who arrived in Scandinavia during the 16th century. Most were deportees from Britain to Norway, but small numbers came via Denmark. Norwegian and Swedish Romani identify as Romanisæl; this word has origins in the Angloromani word . is the word that Romani in England, the Scottish Border and parts of southern Wales use to identify themselves. The Kaale (or ) are descendants of early Scandinavian Roma who were deported in t ...
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British Slang
While some slang words and phrases are used throughout Britain (e.g. ''knackered'', meaning "exhausted"), others are restricted to smaller regions, even to small geographical areas. The nations of the United Kingdom, which are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, all have their own slang words, as does London. London slang has many varieties, the best known of which is rhyming slang. English-speaking nations of the former British Empire may also use this slang, but also incorporate their own slang words to reflect their different cultures. Not only is the slang used by British expats, but some of these terms are incorporated into other countries' everyday slang, such as in Australia, Canada and Ireland. British slang has been the subject of many books, including a seven volume dictionary published in 1889. Lexicographer Eric Partridge published several works about British slang, most notably ''A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English'', revised and edited by Paul ...
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Kale (Welsh Romani)
The Kale (also Kalé, Kalá, Valshanange; ) are a Romani subgroup predominantly found in northwestern Wales, specifically in the Welsh-speaking areas. Roma have been present in Wales since the 16th century. The Kale were traditionally renowned musicians, and are reported to have introduced the fiddle to Wales. They were also known for their distinctive styles of clothing, dance, poetry and storytelling. The Kale are closely related to the Romanichal, Romanisael, Kaale and Scottish Lowland Roma. They are considered part of the Gypsy (Romani), Roma and Traveller (GRT) community. Romanichal are present in South Wales (in and around Cardiff, Swansea and Newport) and North East Wales (in and around Wrexham as well as in parts of Wales close to Liverpool and Chester). The Romani people can trace their origins to South Asia, likely in the regions of present-day Punjab, Rajasthan and Sindh.Hübschmannová, Milena (1995). "Romaňi čhib – romština: Několik základních informa ...
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Kaale (Finnish Romani)
The Kaale (; ; , ''Suomen romanit;'' also known as Finnish Romani, Finnish Roma, Finnish Kale are a Romani subgroup who live primarily in Finland but also in Sweden. Their main languages are Finnish, Swedish and Kalo. History From the 1500s to World War II The first Roma arrived in southwest Finland and Åland in the 16th century from the area that is now Sweden. In the following centuries, Finland's Roma population was supplemented by traveling groups from the Baltic and Russia. A seemingly settled Roma group was known to have travelled in Finland’s wilderness areas around the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, but there is no surviving information about their relations with the majority population. In the Swedish part of the kingdom, "Tattares" are said to have arrived to Sweden and Stockholm for the first time in 1512, when people referred to as "Tattares" were traveling through the country. According to the minutes of the Stockholm city council, a group of ab ...
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Sinti
The Sinti (masc. sing. ''Sinto''; fem. sing. ''Sintetsa, Sinta'') are a subgroup of the Romani people. They are found mostly in Germany, France, Italy and Central Europe, numbering some 200,000 people. They were traditionally Itinerant groups in Europe, itinerant, but today only a small percentage of Sinti remain unsettled. In earlier times, they frequently lived on the outskirts of communities. Within the Sinti Community are various tribes such as the Manouche in France. They speak the Sinte Romani, Sinti-Manouche variety of Romani language, Romani, which exhibits strong German language, German influence. Etymology and origin The origin of the Sinti people, as with the broader Romani people, lies generally in the Indian subcontinent. While people from the western Indian subcontinent's Sindh region were mentioned in 1100 by Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Maydani, it is unclear whether the Sindhi people were the ancestors of modern Sinti, though it is clear that Sinti and other Romani ...
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