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The term gitano evolved from the word egiptano [10] ("Egyptian"), which was the Old Spanish demonym for someone from Egipto (Egypt), however, in Middle and Modern Spanish the irregular adjective egipcio supplanted egiptano to mean Egyptian, probably to differentiate Egyptians from Gypsies.
The Spanish term Gitano and French Gitan have similar etymologies. They are ultimately derived from the Greek Αιγύπτιοι (Aigyptioi), meaning 'Egyptian', via Latin. This designation owes its existence to the belief, common in the Middle Ages, that the Roma, or some related group (such as the Indian Dom people), were itinerant Egyptians.
Gitano may refer to: Gitanos, Romani people in Spain; Gitano, a 2000 Spanish film; Gitano, a 2007 album by Rolando Villazón; Gitano, a 2012 album by Canut Reyes;
In Egypt, the Roma are split into Christian and Muslim populations. [72] For countless years, dance has been considered a religious procedure for the Egyptian Roma. [ 73 ] In Turkey , the Romani people are Muslim and the males are circumcised , while the majority of Roma in Latin America have maintained their European religions, with most ...
It originates from Egyptian (a historical name for Romani people in Britain). [ 34 ] Romani "gipsies" have been a recognised ethnic group for the purposes of Race Relations Act 1976 since Commission for Racial Equality v Dutton 1989 , as have Irish Travellers in England and Wales since O'Leary v Allied Domecq 2000 (having already gained ...
A Xenonym is a synonym of an Exonym which is any externally applied name, gitano comes from egiptano, it come from the misconception of non-roma or gachós that the Calé originated in Egypt. Just because many Calé have adopted the name doesn’t change the fact that it is an exonym.
The Ancient Egyptian classification of ancient peoples (from left to right): a Libyan, a Nubian, an Asiatic, and an Egyptian. Drawing by an unknown artist after a mural of the tomb of Seti I; Copy by Heinrich Menu von Minutoli (1820). In terms of skin colour, the Libyan has the lightest complexion, followed by the Asiatic who is yellowish in ...
The Roma community in Argentina (Spanish: Gitanos en Argentina) number more than 300,000. [1]The first Roma to arrive in Argentina were Gitanos who came from Spain at different times and spoke only Spanish dialects instead of the Romani language. [2]