Roumani People
Oamenii Roumân (Moldanian) | |
|---|---|
 A family of travelling Roumani, 1923. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Moldanovica | 2,087,703(estimate for 2021) |
 Hondonia | 5,920,423 |
| Languages | |
| Rouman | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Moldanians | |
The Roumani (Also spelled Roumany or Rroumani Moldanian: Oamenii Roumân) or colloquially known as Rouman, are a Thuadic ethnic group originating from Roumania. In the present day the Roumani find a majority of their population away from their native lands in Hondonia, where they make up the largest ethnic group in the diverse country. They also live in Thrismari, Caleren as well as in the East.
In the Common language they are often referred to as Calators (or Calapsies) pejorative by Roumani people due to its connotations of illegality and irregularity as well as historic use as a racial slur.
Linguistic evidence suggests that the people group originate from Thrismari, with themselves finding their earliest roots in the Great Golden Raj and having close ethnic ties to groups in the northern Raj. They are dispersed, but their most concentrated populations are located in Thuadia, especially Central, Eastern and Southern Thuadia, as well as Central Thrismari (mainly Encessia and Gregoria). Since the 1900s many Roumani have also migrated to live in the east for a better life, with populations in Hoterallia, Gavrilia and most prominently in Riamo.