Difference between Roma and Romani

What is the difference between Roma and Romani?

Roma as a proper noun is a subgroup of the romani people (believed to have originated in india), found primary in eastern europe; also known as gypsies. while Romani as a proper noun is the name of a nomadic people, with origins in india, also known as gypsies.

Roma

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: A subgroup of the Romani people (believed to have originated in India), found primary in Eastern Europe; also known as Gypsies. An Austronesian language of Indonesia. A variety of tomato. A city in Texas on the Rio Grande, pop. (2000) 9,617 (see Roma, Texas in Wikipedia) used in the Anglo-Saxon world, associated with the Latin or Italian name of Rome.

Romani

Part of speech: proper noun

Definition: The name of a nomadic people, with origins in India, also known as Gypsies.The Indo-Aryan language of the Romani people or one of its subgroups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc), closely related to Hindi and Rajasthani.The plural of Romanus, Romans.

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