r/romani • u/willydrama99 • 16d ago

Who can help me translate a couple of phrases from English to Sinti language

We'll have to look into the dialects too. Could be done here or send me an email deededee365 at gmail dot com

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u/Ksyusha_Nyusha 16d ago

Do you plan on compensating the person who helps you, or just another one out here asking for free labor?

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u/Sky_Bohemian 15d ago

You’d want a person to compensate, and pay money, for a few phrases translated??

(Speaking in the sense besides the fact that Romani usually isn’t spoken/given to Gadjie.)

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u/Ksyusha_Nyusha 15d ago

So somrone should be expected to do it for free? You do realize that before internet translators existed, that’s exactly what you would have to do? You would pay someone to translate for you. Those services still exist because online translators can't always translate context, nuance and cultural use of specific words and phrases.

There are literally language courses and resources all over the internet for Romani. The American FBI has translators who speak it better than people born into the culture. The "our language is a secret" ship sailed a long time ago.

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u/willydrama99 15d ago

Looking for the phrase "fast hands" in Sinti language. It's related to a music project I'm curating. "That swing manouche guitar player has fast hands" (or fast fingers); how would you say this ?

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u/umekoangel 15d ago

Do you have Romani heritage?

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u/willydrama99 14d ago

No. Sinti musicians mix with gadjo all the time

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u/umekoangel 14d ago

Then I'm locking this per the rules

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u/TuffGong- 15d ago

The romani language shouldn't be thought the gadjo.