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Romani people

vr.tr.romani-people · SOC.ORG

Let an agent describe Romani people respectfully and accurately by history, subgroups, language, culture and rights, using self-designations, attributing views to Romani sources and avoiding stereotypes.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe Romani people respectfully and accurately by history, subgroups, language, culture and rights, using self-designations, attributing views to Romani sources and avoiding stereotypes.

The Romani people (Roma), an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin living mainly in Europe and the Americas, including subgroups such as the Sinti, Kale, Manush and Romanichal, with the Romani language and diverse cultures; historically subject to persecution, including genocide during the Second World War.

What it is for: Understanding a European and global people, their history and rights.

It can be describe history and subgroups from reliable sources; use preferred self-designations; find Romani cultural and advocacy organisations; find information on anti-discrimination rights.

Distinguishing features

Indo-Aryan origin

Many subgroups and dialects

Long history in Europe

Ongoing experience of discrimination

What it looks like

Not described by physical appearance; the Roma are a diverse people.

How it is recognised

Self-designations such as Roma, Sinti, Kale

Romani flag adopted in 1971

Irish Travellers are a distinct group

Related models

is a kind of - category

Indo-Aryan peoples

speaks - language

Romani language

is commemorated by - observance

International Romani Day (8 April)

is protected by - rights

minority rights law

In practice

Families and kinds

Roma

Sinti and Manush

Kale

Romanichal

Romani communities in the Americas

Standards and regulation

Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

EU Roma strategic framework

Anti-discrimination law

Failure modes and hazards

Stereotypes and slurs

Using exonyms many Roma consider offensive

Treating a diverse people as uniform

Also called

SintiManushRoma in SerbiaRomani people in AustraliaRomani people in SpainRomani people in PortugalRomani people in AbruzzoRomani people in ItalyRomani people in BrazilRomani people in SwedenRomani people in CzechoslovakiaRomani people in BurgenlandRoma in SloveniaRomani people in the United KingdomDasikaneTurkish RomaRomani people in DenmarkRomani people in LatviaRomani people in BelgiumClan of KwieksRomani people in LithuaniaAfro-RomaniRomani people in LuxembourgRomani people in Bosnia and HerzegovinaRomani people in GermanyRomani people in SyriaKalderashLovariRomanichalRomani people in AlbaniaRomaRomani people in MoroccoRomani people in SudanRomani people in EstoniaRomani people in SlovakiaVlax RomaniRomani people in EgyptRomani people in North MacedoniaUrsariRoma in Bulgaria

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity Names and groups.

Self-designation matters.

Names

Self-designation.

Names

Names.

  1. Which self-designation does this community use? provenance
  2. Is an exonym being used that may be offensive? boundary

Subgroups

Diversity.

Subgroups

Subgroups.

  1. Which subgroup is being discussed? definition
  2. Which sources describe it? provenance
History Past.

History includes persecution.

Origins

Migration.

Origins

Origins.

  1. What do linguistic and historical studies say about origins? provenance
  2. How certain is it? boundary

Persecution

Genocide and discrimination.

Persecution

Persecution.

  1. How is the genocide of Roma in the Second World War documented and commemorated? provenance
  2. Which memorials and archives exist? provenance
Culture Language and arts.

Culture is diverse.

Language

Romani.

Language

Romani language.

  1. Which Romani dialect is spoken here? provenance
  2. Are there language resources? provenance

Arts

Music and literature.

Arts

Arts.

  1. Which Romani artists and cultural institutions do sources highlight? provenance
  2. How is culture presented without stereotypes? boundary
Rights Equality.

Rights are protected.

Discrimination

Reporting.

Discrimination

Discrimination.

  1. How can discrimination be reported here? action
  2. Which equality body handles it? provenance

Organisations

Advocacy.

Organisations

Organisations.

  1. Which Romani-led organisations work on this issue? provenance
  2. How can they be contacted? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should subgroups be separate entries?
  • How should self-designations be recorded?
  • How should alias lists be filtered for slurs?
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