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Here in Czechia many use the 'vulgar' variant (cikán) themselves. I wouldn't use it in my writing though.
by emteycz 6y ago
Here in Czechia many use the 'vulgar' variant (cikán) themselves. I wouldn't use it in my writing though.
- malkia 6y agoIt's "циганин" (tsiganin, or ciganin) in Bulgaria. But this is now deemed offensive, hence roma.
- ratww 6y agoIn Brazil (which has a sizeable Romani population, and had two Romani presidents), the direct translation of this, "Cigano", is still the one officially used.
- figomore 6y agoI didn’t know that Brazil had two presidents with Romani origin. According to Wikipedia they are Juscelino Kubitscheck and Washington Luís.
- vram22 6y agoInterestingly, many variants of that word in different European languages. See section Exonyms in: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people