Exploring ties between Romani culture and the field of translation
Translation Romani has decided to maintain use of the word Romani in all language versions of this website, inclusively and in reference both to the language and people of all the diverse ethnic communities throughout the world, i.e. Roma, Sinti, Manuš, Calé, Romanichal, Kalé, and many others. Please read the important notes from our translators for explanations and other translations currently in use locally, nationally or regionally.
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Romani is a term that collectively designates the diverse linguistic and cultural ethnic traits shared among over 12 million people who reside in many different countries throughout the world and who have often been referred to historically as "Gypsies".
The Romani language, comprised of almost 80 dialects and studied by linguists since the 18th-19th c., raises many questions of relevance to us today in our globalizing world. Where did Romani come from? Is there a standard Romani? Which dialects are most widespread? Is Romani officially recognized? Is there a Romani nation?
Romani cultural expression is as dynamic and diverse as the many peoples it embraces. Oral traditions sustain a lively storytelling culture. Sacred texts such as the Bible can be read in Romani. Romani artists have contributed to performance and visual arts, as well as literature, in many modes and languages.
Translators have historically been the silent, often invisible, channels bridging the contact and transfer of knowledge and cultural expression. Their individual stories interweave within global histories of exploration, commerce, colonization and warfare, forging new identities in the narrations of local and global history.
Random Romani Word 
Sar san? (Kalderash)
Sar san tu?|Sar san?|So ćere(s)h? (Gurbeti)
Sar san?| So si tusa? (Lovari)
Sar san/sijan? (Xoraxane)
How are you? (EN)
Como você está? (PT)
Comment allez-vous? (FR)
¿Cómo está?|¿Cómo estás? (ES)
Wie geht es Ihnen? (DE)
Hogy vagy? (HU)
Come sta? (IT)
Nasılsınız? (TR)
Jak se máš? (CS)
Partner and ally in trade and commerce, and in artistic, literary expression, and now on the Web, translation has been practiced since the earliest of times among and within linguistically and culturally diverse human societies all over the world.
Translators and terminologists occupy important positions in regions, nation-states and organizations where languages are granted official status. They are also crucial agents in the transfer of information and for standardizing specialized vocabulary in our globalizing world. An inside look at the professional profile...
Interpreters are found in the spotlight everywhere from the United Nations to local hospitals and courts. They professionally manage subject matter expertise, and do so by processing and formulating critical information orally within time constraints that can have immediate repercussions for those whom they interpret.
Translation technologies are in the public eye as never before in human history. Localized websites and software applications allow users to transact as citizens and as consumers in the languages of their choice. Machine translation assists in activities from online gaming to crisis and humanitarian intervention.
The World in Romani 