Alexandru Zamfir (2)View all posts

PhD student at Ovidius University in Constanta, Romania, and a Romani language teacher at The Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Bucharest - Romania. As a PhD he studies the name of Roma people in Romania, the title of his paper being The Anthroponic System of Roma people in Romania. Historical and Comparative Perspective. He graduated the Faculty of Letters and Sciences with Romanian-English specialization and also a second faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures with the specialization of Rromani-Hindi. His Master degree is in the field of Cultural Studies, regarding the subject of Romanian-Rromani Language and Cultural Interference. The articles published under his name include titles such as: Aspects of the influence of the Rromani language on Romanian language. Argot of Roma origin; The ethnonym „țigan”, from historical name to insult; Names and surnames in the Roma community of Bereasca, Ploiești (Romania).

Deep Indian Roots of Roma Culture and Romani Language

Alexandru Zamfir (2)
Abstract In this paper, we aim to highlight linguistic connections that demonstrate the direct relationship between the Romani and Hindi languages. These connections reveal fundamental structures shared by both languages. The strong linguistic link between Romani and Hindi not only showcases similar structures across different linguistic levels but also underscores the cultural and spiritual bonds between the Roma and Indian people, establishing an undeniable shared heritage.

Keywords Romani language; Hindi language; Sanskrit; Roma culture; Indian culture; language structures; language etymologies ... Citește mai mult