Domari and Sanskrit are both IndoAryan languages. Domari, which is sometimes referred to as Middle Eastern Romani, is spoken by the Dom people, a nomadic group originating from the Indian subcontinent who migrated and settled in the Middle East many centuries ago. In this video we explore some of the commonalities between the two languages, with Shivani (Sanskrit speaker) and Kamal (Domari speaker).

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Sanskrit (संस्कृत) is one of the oldest IndoAryan languages. It has influenced several IndoEuropean, Iranian, as well as European languages. It is the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and some texts of Buddhism and Jainism. Today, Sanskrit is still spoken as a primary language in some parts of India. Sanskrit has had a significant impact on languages outside of the Indian subcontinent. Sanskrit manuscripts and inscriptions have been found in China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Mongolia, Thailand, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Japan, and other parts of the world. It is very common to find words that are derived from Sanskrit in Chinese, SinoTibetan languages, Thai, Khmer, and Lao. Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, Malay, Tagalog, and Indonesian, also derive a portion of their vocabulary from Sanskrit. European languages, including English, also contain words derived from Sanskrit.

Domari is an endangered IndoAryan language, which is spoken by the Dom people, primarily in the Middle East and North Africa. It has native speakers in numerous countries across the region such as Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Syria, Sudan, and Lebanon.