• GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip
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    8 months ago

    They aren’t Romanians just because that sounds similar ffs. The European sinti and roma populations are actually descended from certain regions in India.

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      8 months ago

      You’re right! From wikipedia:

      The Romani, also spelled Romany or Rromani, colloquially known as the Roma, are an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin who traditionally lived a nomadic, itinerant lifestyle. Linguistic and genetic evidence suggests that the Romani originated in the Indian subcontinent; in particular, the region of present-day Rajasthan.