Celebration of the 8th of November in Austrian Television in Burgenland Romanes and with Roma recipes.
- WIR ando 8to novemberi ando ORF 2. In: ORF. 01.11.2024. https://volksgruppen.orf.at/roma/stories/3279418/
November 8th in Austria
Tag Archives: Romanes
Education and Minorities
An article about the issue of seggregated schools versus the right to being taucht in one’s language. Background is the current drive by the Fico government to set up a school in Eastern Slovakia where teaching will be done in Romanes.
This is a false debate. All Roma who speak Romanes are dual language speakers. They speak the local language and Romanes. Desegregation is thus the key here, together with some courses about Romanes. Segregation and Romanes only schools will certainly no solve any issue.
- Rómska národnostná škola v Rakúsoch: medzi právom na vzdelávanie v materinskom jazyku a desegregáciou si nemôžeme vyberať. In: Dennik N. 02.10.2024. https://dennikn.sk/4224607/romska-narodnostna-skola-v-rakusoch-medzi-pravom-na-vzdelavanie-v-materinskom-jazyku-a-desegregaciou-si-nemozeme-vyberat/
Google Translate
In June, Google announced that it had expanded the language palette of Google Translate by 110 languages. One of them is Romanes. According to linguist Viktor Elšík, it is good that the Romani language is represented in a virtual public space. However, Elšík adds that it is necessary to take into account the fact that the translations are not according to the north-central Romani language, which is used in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Well, in fact, the Romanes used in Google translate does not correspond to any single dialect of Romanes. It is a mix of all dialects.
- Google Translate nyní umí překlad z romštiny. Nejde ale o romštinu českou, ani slovenskou. In: iRozhlas. 06.08.2024. https://www.irozhlas.cz/veda-technologie/technologie/google-translate-nyni-umi-preklad-z-romstiny-nejde-ale-o-romstinu-ceskou-ani_2408062324_cen
New Book
A new book in Romanes by Ilona Ferkova, a Czech Romani writer has been published by the Kher publishing house. It is called “amen” [we] and is targeted at young romani audiences.
- Za sedmero haldami. In: iLiteratura. 26.07.2024. https://www.iliteratura.cz/clanek/47070-ferkova-ilona-amen
LGBT Dictionary
Another article about the recent LGBT+ dictionary in Romanes published in Slovenia. With a violent diatribe against the government wasting money on such things rather than to solve the real issue of Roma “violence” and so on.
Bad.
- Dosežek Golobizma: Romski LGBT+ slovar. In: Nova 24TV. 23.07.2024. https://nova24tv.si/dosezek-golobizma-romski-lgbt-slovar/
Jerzy Ficowski
The Association of Roma in Poland reacted to the accusations against Jerzy Ficowski published in a book by Dr. Emilia Kledzik, who accused Jerzy Ficowski of excessive interference in the translation of the works of Papusza, i.e. Bronisława Wajs, using the word “forgery”.
The Association stated that “We believe that the allegations presented are unfair and require taking into account the appropriate historical context.”
- Oświadczenie Stowarzyszenia Romów W Polsce. Chodzi o Jerzego Ficowskiego. In: Onet Kultura. 16.07.2024. https://kultura.onet.pl/wiadomosci/oswiadczenie-stowarzyszenia-romow-w-polsce-chodzi-o-jerzego-ficowskiego/vfrnhy1
Papuša
Bronisława Wajs (Papusza) is one of the best know Romani poets. She owes part of the fame to Jerzy Ficowski, a Polish poet and ethnographer who published her poetry. In the article here, Emilia Kledzik, a professor in the university of Poznan, claims that the poetry were largely constructed by Jerzy Ficowski.
She even uses the word “forgeries”.
- Wiersze Papuszy, które znaliśmy, to głównie falsyfikaty skonstruowane przez Jerzego Ficowskiego. In: Wyborcza. 05.07.2024. https://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,31109096,wiersze-papuszy-ktore-znalismy-to-glownie-falsyfikaty-skonstruowane.html
Serbia, Roma, and Google Translate
A reaction from Serbia on the introduction by Google of Romanes in Google translate. Not surte how they arrive at the 4.6 Mio number … But well, this is taken from Euronews.
- Romski jezik dodat na Google Translate. In: Rom Info Media. 05.07.2024. https://rominfomedia.rs/2024/07/02/romski-jezik-dodat-na-google-translate/
Bulgaria, Roma, and Google
Two articles in the Bulgarian media about the introduction of Romanes in Google translate. “I’m looking for a job” or “Rodav buti” – so everyone with Romani language can now help themselves with Google translator.
“This is a recognition, a sense of self-confidence for the Roma, that their language is important, that the language is part of the culture, part of the worldview, and that they are on equal footing with other peoples,” says Ognyan Isaev from the “Trust for a Social Alternative” foundation.
- Вече може да превеждаме онлайн от и на ромски език. In: BTV Novinite. 03.07.2024. https://btvnovinite.bg/bulgaria/veche-mozhe-da-prevezhdame-onlajn-ot-i-na-romski-ezik.html
- Google проговори и на ромски! (ВИДЕО). In: Telegraph. 02.07.2024. https://telegraph.bg/interesno/novini/google-progovori-i-na-romski-platformata-pusna-prevod-na-novi-110-ezika-na-koito-govoriat-poveche-ot-614-miliona-dushi-video-419918
Google Translate in Bulgaria
Two articles about Google Translate introducing Romanes.
- Google Translate вече превежда и от ромски език. In: Gospodari. 01.07.2024. https://gospodari.com/google-translate-veche-prevezhda-i-ot-romski-ezik/
- Google Translate вече може да превежда и от ромски език. In: Business Novinite. 01.07.2024. https://businessnovinite.bg/tehnologii/google-translate-veche-mozhe-da-prevezhda-i-ot-romski-ezik.html
Google Translate Romanes
Nice to see that google translate allows for translations in Romanes. It definitively has a bias towards Vlach Romanes, which is not the most common Romanes, but this is a good start! The choices of words on World, to think, and a few others show this bias, but on the other hand, they still use the old Romanes for “life”, which is not Vlach.
Wonder how this was compiled…
Google and Romanes
Romanes is finally in Google Translate: The biggest language expansion in history! Google added 110 new languages.
- Romština konečně v Google překladači: Největší jazykové rozšíření v historii! Google přidal 110 nových jazyků. In: Romea. 30.06.2024. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/romstina-konecne-v-google-prekladaci-nejvetsi-jazykove-rozsireni-v-historii-google-pridal-110-novych-jazyku
Roma Vakeren
The third episode of the series ‘Roma Vakeren” speaks about the creation of the Roma and Sinti Holocaust Memorial in Lety u Písek. Other topics include the worship of Black Sarah and the three Marys during the “Gypsy pilgrimage” in the south of France as well as the 20th editions of the World Roma Festival Khamoro.
- O Roma vakeren s Ivetou Demeterovou. In: Radio Žurnal Rozhlas. 25.05.2024. https://radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz/o-roma-vakeren-s-ivetou-demeterovou-9242182
Paleta
The program of the Radio Television of Vojvodina in Romanes.
- Paleta (romski) – 20.05.2024. RTV Serbia. 20.05.2024. https://media.rtv.rs/sr_lat/paleta-romski/92272
Paleta
Just a reminder, a program from the Vojvodina, in Romanes.
- Paleta (romski) – 29.04.2024.https://media.rtv.rs/sr_lat/paleta-romski/91768
Montenegro and Romanes
The Montenegrin Ministry of Justice made an open call for finding a translator for Romanes. Applicants can send their CVs within the next 20 days.
- Objavljen javni poziv za tumača za romski jezik. In: RTNK. 09.04.2024. https://rtnk.me/drustvo/objavljen-javni-poziv-za-tumaca-za-romski-jezik/
- Ministarstvo pravde zapošljava tumača za romski jezik. In: DAN. 09.04.2024. https://www.dan.co.me/vijesti/drustvo/ministarstvo-pravde-zaposljava-tumaca-za-romski-jezik-5233212
On Romanes
An article on Romanes for the International Roma Day.
Romanes in Montenegro
A new Roma glossary by Dr. Vesna Delić was published by the Public Institution Centre for the Preservation and Development of the Culture of Minorities of Montenegro. As far as is known, it is a unique publication that allows the interested public to get to know and get more information about Roma.
- U izdanju CEKUM-a objavljen Romski pojmovnik. In: Radio Bar. 02.04.2024. https://barinfo.me/u-izdanju-cekum-a-objavljen-romski-pojmovnik/
Czechia: Competition
The Romano suno / Roma Dream competition, which has been organized by the Nová škola organization since 1996, makes it possible to compete in the knowledge of Romanes in written and spoken speech. For this year, the judges have chosen topics to think about – they are interested, for example, in what children and adults think about what happens after death or about the cohabitation of same-sex couples. The topics were announced on February 1, and contestants can send their works to the New School until the end of June.
- Pokud umíte romsky a chcete v tomto jazyce napsat text nebo natočit video, přihlaste se do soutěže Romano suno. In: Český Roizhlas. 25.03.2024. https://radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz/pokud-umite-romsky-a-chcete-v-tomto-jazyce-napsat-text-nebo-natocit-video-9201643
Roma Vakeren
Roma program about the forgotten story of Antonia Single, an extraordinary Roma flamenco dancer,
Photographer Antoine Le Roux on nomads and on the RomanoNet organization has been coordinating the cooperation of non-profit organizations engaged in work with the Roma minority.
- O Roma vakeren s Renou Horvátovou. In: Radio Zhurnal. 16.03.2024. https://radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz/o-roma-vakeren-s-renou-horvatovou-9195796
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