User:Kenshin/Roma

The user who proposed this AFD (bogdangiusca) said the Roma is a synonym of Romani people, but did not present any reliable source to sustain his claim. However, I don't contradict his claim. But I brought enough proof to show that Rom/Roma it is also used to designate only the Eastern Europe branch of the "Gypsies".


 * 1) The various branches of the Romani people use different names for themselfs: Roma (with the plural Roma), Kalo, Manouch, etc
 * 2) Those from Easter Europe call themselfs Rom/Roma: On the Continent, the old-established Gypsies have a variety of names for themselves, such as cale (=blacks) in Spain and Southern France and kaaale in Finland, Sinti in Germany, and manouches in France. In many countries there are numerous representatives from a more rent wave of Gypsy migration, originating in eastern Europe a hundred and more years ago, who call themselves Rom or Roma 
 * 3) However, the term Roma is sometimes used as an "umbrella" term for all Romani branches, whether they do call themselfs Roma or not: For the purposes of this report, the terms "Roma" and "Roma and other groups perceived as 'Gypsies'" include persons describing themselves as Roma, Gypsies, Travellers, Manouches, Sinti, as well as other terms. It is to be noted, however, that general use of the term Roma is in no way intended to downplay or ignore the great diversity within the many different Romani groups 
 * 4) This article also uses the term Roma for all Romani groups, but it makes it clear that Roma is the name of the Easter Europe branch: ...major metagroups [1,2,75]: the Roma of East European extraction ; the Sinti in Germany and Manouches in France and Catalonia; the Kaló...

There is enough sources to show that the word Roma is used with a double meaning, to designate the Eastern Europe branch of the Romani people, as well as an "umbrella" term for the Romani people. The article that I've created uses Roma as a name for the Easter Europe branch, not as a synonym for Romani people, therefor this article is not a duplicate for Roma people.