We Are the Romani People

Foreword ix; Introduction; xvii; A note on Romani spelling xviii; A note on names xviii; Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Romani and Rromani vvi; 'Gadze' and other words for non-Romanies xxii; 1 History 1; How Westerners learnt the Romanies' true origin 2; O Teljaripe: The move out of India 6; O Aresipe: arrival in Byzantium and the West 14; 2 Rrobija: Slavery 17; Desrrobireja: Abolition 23; The enslavement of Romanies in other places 26; 3 The Buxljaripe: Out into Europe 29; What the Europeans thought 31; 4 O Baro Porrajmos: The Holocaust 34; 5 Explaining antigypsyism 53; Romanies as foreign intruders and non-Christians 54; Physical appearance 56; Exclusionary culture 58; Way of life 59; The parallel, created 'Gypsy' image 61; Scapegoatism 62; The vague understanding of Romani origins 62; 6 The Gypsy image; 64; Origins of the fictionalized gypsy 64; The two faces of Romani identity 67; 7 How Indian are Romanies? 70; 8 How European are Romanies? 77; 9 Cuisine 80; 10 Health 88; 11 How to Interact with Romanies 91; Crime 94; Slave mentality 97; Anger 97; Personal hygiene 98; Nomadism 99; Morals 100; Magic 102; Our stereotypes of non-Romanies 102; Some suggestions 103; 12 The emergence of Romani organizations 111; 13 Contributions, accomplishments and persons of note 125; 14 Amari Chib: Our language 139; Romani vocabulary 143; Samples of the language: Some useful phrases 144; Samples of the language: Some proverbs 145; Samples of the language: A joke 148; Appendix: Romani grammar 150; Recommended sources 161; Standards in Romani Studies 161; Works referenced in the text 166; Index 174