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Rom (persone rom)

English translation: Rom (sing.) Roma (plur.)

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Italian term or phrase:Rom (persone rom)
English translation:Rom (sing.) Roma (plur.)
Entered by: James (Jim) Davis

11:19 Sep 12, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / sociological study about Roma people
Italian term or phrase: Rom (persone rom)
Roma people? or is it better Rom people?

Thanks a lot. I don't want it to be mixed up with people who live in Rome (centre of Italy)

Thanks

Laura
Laura Morarelli
Italy
Local time: 01:26
Rom (sing.) Roma (plur.)
Explanation:
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 03:26
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Summary of answers provided
5 +7Rom (sing.) Roma (plur.)
James (Jim) Davis
4Rrom/Rromani
moranna (X)
3Romani people / Roma people
Adele Oliveri


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Romani people / Roma people


Explanation:
Hi Laura, according to wikipedia, one ought to say "Romani people. "Roma people" is also widely used, but apparently it's dubious.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_people

HTH

Adele Oliveri
Italy
Local time: 01:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Rom (sing.) Roma (plur.)


Explanation:
See links


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=desk...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_people
James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 03:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 129
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marie-Hélène Hayles: yes - without "people" http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/27/race.italy
6 mins
agree  Vladimir Micic
25 mins
agree  Pompeo Lattanzi: Careful: "Rom" nomads throughout Europe (n.,sing+plur), "Roma" (in Engl. "Rome") the city (n., sing), "Romano/Romani" people from Rome (n., sing+plur)
30 mins
  -> The pronunciation of the "o" between the two is very diffferent in English, sufficient to eliminate confusion which is easily possible in Italian.
agree  Umberto Cassano
2 hrs
agree  Rachel Fell
3 hrs
agree  Lirka: with Pompeo
22 hrs
agree  Barbara Toffolon (X): see...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_people, however I would refer to them as gypsies so as not to confuse them with the Romans (in Italy)
1 day 18 mins
  -> The word "Roman" is extremely well established in the EN language. Roman Empire. Holy Roman Empire. Roman Catholic Church. Roman soldier. Roman occupation. Also the pronunciation of the "o" is different in English, so there is no chance of confusion.
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Rrom/Rromani


Explanation:
Sometimes, Rom and Romani are spelled with a double r, i.e., Rrom and Rromani, particularly in Romania in order to distinguish from the Romanian endonym (români). This is well established in Romani itself, since it represents a sound different from the one written with a single r.

moranna (X)
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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