text: Why did the Romani leave India and travel to Europe? Was it a slow or quick process? If it was a slow process, why didn't they leave Romani groups behind in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, etc?
  
  Author: The_Manchurian 
  
  jesuschristonacamel: "A follow-on for any linguists out there: Ive heard it said that Romani bears a striking resemblance to Sinhala. How, and how did this arise?"  
  zdoshi: "I think you might mean Sindhi, one of the Westernmost Indo-Aryan languages. Sinhala, though related, is a little too far in the dialect continuum. "  
  jesuschristonacamel: "Well I'm Sri Lankan myself, so I've only ever heard about the Sinhala/Romani link :)"  ntbananas: "Additionally, what changed upon arrival in Europe to cause the Romani to splinter into different sub-groups?" 
tokens: Why did the Romani leave India and travel to Europe ? Was it a slow or quick process ? If it was a slow process , why did n't they leave Romani groups behind in Iran , Iraq , Syria , Turkey , etc ? Author : The_Manchurian jesuschristonacamel : " A follow - on for any linguists out there : I ve heard it said that Romani bears a striking resemblance to Sinhala . How , and how did this arise ? " zdoshi : " I think you might mean Sindhi , one of the Westernmost Indo - Aryan languages . Sinhala , though related , is a little too far in the dialect continuum . " jesuschristonacamel : " Well I 'm Sri Lankan myself , so I 've only ever heard about the Sinhala / Romani link :) " ntbananas : " Additionally , what changed upon arrival in Europe to cause the Romani to splinter into different sub - groups ? "
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