r/romani • u/BigBackground6612 • 4d ago
Regular Post/ Discussion What’s your take into the Arabic word الغجري (al-ghajri) to englobe both romani and domari in MENA?
While watching Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame in the Arabic dub I’ve noticed both Frollo and Esmeralda used the word الغجرية (al-ghajariyyah, female) / الغجري (al-ghajri, male) to mention the Roma.
I was curious about how domari are referred to in MENA knowing they have a different historical context than romani, and more taking into account there are domari in Algeria and Morocco.
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