From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the Romani ethnic group, and should not be confused with Romanians, an unrelated ethnic group and nation. This is for the web site thewaythetruthandthelife.net the section "1.9 Where Did The Gypsies (Roma) Come From?". Go to: http://thewaythetruthandthelife.net/index/1_foundation/1-09_romani-people.htm The Romani are an ethnic group living mostly in Europe. Romani are widely known in the English-speaking world by the exonym "Gypsies" (or Gipsies) and also as Romany, Romanies, Romanis, Roma or Roms; in their Romani language they are known collectively as Romane or Rromane (depending on the dialect). Romani are widely dispersed, with their largest concentrated populations in Europe, especially the Roma of Central and Eastern Europe and Anatolia, followed by the Kale of Iberia and Southern France. They arrived in Europe from the Middle East in the 15th century, separating from the Dom people; the ancestors of both the Romani and the Dom left the northwestern Indian Subcontinent roughly 1,500 years ago. Since the 19th century, some Romani have also migrated the Americas. There are an estimated one million Roma in the United States; and 800,000 in Brazil, most of whose ancestors emigrated in the nineteenth century from eastern Europe. Brazil also includes Romani descended from people deported by the government of Portugal during the Inquisition in the colonial era.[24] In migrations since the late nineteenth century, Romani have also moved to Canada and countries in South America.[25] The Romani language is divided into several dialects, which add up to an estimated number of speakers larger than two million.[26] The total number of Romani people is at least twice as large (several times as large according to high estimates). Many Romani are native speakers of the language current in their country of residence, or of mixed languages combining the two. --------------------------------------------------------------- Comment From aryan yazdan shared: There is many many romanos in muslim nations !not only in europé . I am à iranian ------------------------------------------------------------------------ When I looked the only Romani I found in Iran were bought from Ottoman Muslims as Muslims slaves (respected for their skill) and their progeny have been denigrate by the Shite Muslims ____________________________________________ Zargari people From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Part of a series on Romani people Flag of the Romani people Culture · Music · Language · History · Dance · Religion · People Diaspora[show] From Wikioedia: Portal icon Romani people portal WikiProject The Zargari people are a Romani-related ethnic group deriving from Zargar, Iran and neighboring villages. They speak a distinct Zargari dialect of the Romany language, most closely related to those of Rumelia. Historical documentation of their origins is lacking, but one seemingly-accurate tradition traces their origins to three brothers, goldsmiths (Persian: زرگر‎, zargar), who were brought from Ottoman-held Rumelia as hostages during the reign of Nader Shah (1736-1747), and given pasture lands as a reward for their skills. As Romani, they were also exempted from taxation and military service. A late-19th century travel guide provides the only historical mention of the 'Zargari tribe', describing their propensity to road-piracy. Although the Zargari once consisted of several clans, most of these have dispersed and lost their native language. The residents of Zargar predominantly belong to the Pāsālār clan.

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