This list of words is from the WoD:Gypsies book (pgs 8 & 9), and is a combination of several of the Romany dialects, which normally all Rom would know. Some words are purely WoD related.

 

Amriah -
A curse or violent oath
Angustri -
A ring, often magical in nature
Baba -
Old woman. A term of respect
Bater -
Term meaning "so be it" used to conclude deals or other arrangements
Baxt -
Good luck
Bujo -
An elaborate swindle to gain something, usually money, from a gaje
Deltumnimos -
Literally "God's embrace", a magical potion that expands the abilities of the imbiber's mind
Dhartime -
A Rom touched, or "claimed" by the element of earth
Diklo -
A heavy scarf (see Talith)
Dilo -
A fool or imbecile
Dook -
The Sight or magic in general
Draba -
Amulets and other items of magical power
Drabarne -
Rom mages skilled at creating Draba
Dukkerin -
The art of fortune-telling or the use of the Sight
Gaje -
Any non-Rom
Giorgio -
Another term for a non-Rom
Jastima -
A Rom touched, or "claimed" by the element of water
Jhanaki -
A Rom touched, or "claimed" by the element of air
Kumpania -
A group of Romani who live and travel together, often, but not always, an extended family
Kumpaniyi -
Plural of Kumpania
Kuyan -
A Rom touched, or "claimed" by the element of fire
Mahrime -
Unclean or impure. Any who have defiled their Blood. Opposite of Wuzho
Mule -
A ghost or spirit of the dead
Mule-vi -
A medium or an item capable of reaching into the world of the dead
Paramitsha -
Romani faerie tales
Patteran -
The special Blood Affinity of the Phuri Dae, or an important symbol or piece of other information
Pena -
Sister
Phral -
A full-blooded or true Rom
Phuri Dae -
One of the Rom families of power. Also any wise woman or woman with magical powers
Posta -
A sacrifice, usually ritual in nature
Prala -
Brother
Prikaza -
Bad luck
Rom -
The Gypsy race or an individual of Gypsy Blood
Romani -
Denoting a Gypsy subject. Adjective
Romany -
The Gypsy language, in all its dialects
Satarma -
Star. Also a Rom touched, or "claimed" by the element of spirit
Shilmulo -
A vampire. One of the "cold dead"
Talith -
A Romani weapon consisting of a heavy scarf (diklo) weighted and barbed along each end, or the art of using one of these weapons
Tsurara -
The Knife Tribe of the Rom. One of the newest, and most radical, families of power
Tumnimos -
The vampiric Embrace
Vardo -
A Romani wagon, camper, RV etc.
Wuzho -
Pure, untainted. Opposite of Marihme
Zapaderin -
A unique, hypnotizing Romani dance form and Blood Affinity
 
 
This information was taken from the World of Darkness: Gypsies book. © White Wolf Publishing Inc. All Rights Reserved
 

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