Editing Romani people (section)

=== English-language endonyms ===

In the English language (according to the [[Oxford English Dictionary]]), ''Rom'' is both a noun (with the plural ''Roma'' or ''Roms'') and an adjective. Similarly, ''Romani'' (''Romany'') is both a noun (with the plural ''Romani'', ''the Romani'', ''Romanies'', or ''Romanis'') and an adjective. Both ''Rom'' and ''Romani'' have been in use in English since the 19th century as an alternative for ''Gypsy''.<ref>[[OED]] "Romany" first use 1812 in a slang dictionary; "Rom" and "Roma" as plural, first uses by [[George Burrow]] in the Introduction to his ''[[The Zincali]]'' (1846 edition), also using "Rommany"</ref> ''Romani'' was sometimes spelled ''Rommany'', but more often ''Romany'', while today ''Romani'' is the most popular spelling. Occasionally, the double ''r'' spelling (e.g., ''Rroma'', ''Rromani'') mentioned above is also encountered in English texts.

The term ''Roma'' is increasingly encountered<ref>{{Citation |page=52 |first1=Elena |last1=Marushiakova |first2=Vesselin |last2=Popov |contribution=Historical and ethnographic background; gypsies, Roma, Sinti |editor-first=Will |editor-last=Guy |title=Between Past and Future: The Roma of Central and Eastern Europe [with a Foreword by Dr. Ian Hancock] |year=2001 |publisher=University of Hertfordshire Press}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |page=13 |first1=Illona |last1=Klimova-Alexander |title=The Romani Voice in World Politics: The United Nations and Non-State Actors |year=2005 |place=Burlington, VT |publisher=Ashgate}}</ref> as a generic term for the Roma.<ref>{{cite web |first=Xavier |last=Rothéa |title=Les Roms, une nation sans territoire? |url=http://www.theyliewedie.org/ressources/biblio/fr/Rothea_Xavier_-_Les_roms.html |website=Theyliewedie.org |access-date=31 July 2008 |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="Garner">{{cite book |first=Bryan A |last=Garner |title=Dictionary of Legal Usage |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YwLiALrHLCEC&pg=PA400 |year=2011 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-538420-8 |page=400}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=O'Nions |first=Helen |title=Minority rights protection in international law: the Roma of Europe |year=2007 |publisher=Ashgate |isbn=978-1-4094-9092-0 |page=6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lN1Nj_IjUiUC&pg=PA6}}</ref>

Because not all Roma use the word ''Romani'' as an adjective, the term became a noun for the entire ethnic group.{{sfn|Hancock|2002|p=xx}} Today, the term ''Romani'' is used by some organizations, including the United Nations and the US Library of Congress.{{sfn|Hancock|2002|p=xxi}} However, the [[Council of Europe]] and other organizations consider that ''Roma'' is the correct term referring to all related groups, regardless of their country of origin, and recommend that ''Romani'' be restricted to the language and culture: [[Romani language]], [[Romani culture]].<ref name="words">{{Citation |contribution-url=http://www.inotherwords-project.eu/content/project/media-analysis/terminology/terminology-concerning-roma |contribution=Roma, Sinti, Gypsies, Travellers...The Correct Terminology about Roma |title=In Other Words project |publisher=Web Observatory & Review for Discrimination alerts & Stereotypes deconstruction |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005191238/http://www.inotherwords-project.eu/content/project/media-analysis/terminology/terminology-concerning-roma |archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> The British government uses the term "Roma" as a sub-group of "[[White people|White]]" in its ethnic classification system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of ethnic groups |url=https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/style-guide/ethnic-groups#2021-census |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref>

The standard assumption is that the [[demonym]]s of the Roma, [[Lom people|Lom]] and [[Dom people|Dom]], share the same origin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://imeu.net/news/article004439.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523142528/http://imeu.net/news/article004439.shtml |archive-date=23 May 2007 |title=Dom: The Gypsy community in Jerusalem |publisher=The Institute for Middle East Understanding |date=13 February 2007 |access-date=17 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Romany |title=Etymology of Romani |dictionary=Online Etymology Dictionary |first=Douglas |last=Harper |date=13 February 2007 |access-date=17 September 2010}}</ref>