Lalore Sinti

Lalore Sinti
   Literally "dumb Gypsies." The name given by the Sinti Gypsies of Germany to all those in the country who did not speak their dialect. During the Nazi period, the Lalore Sinti were classed as German Gypsies because it was said they had lived among Germans in Bohemia and Moravia. However, this did not save them from the concentration camps.

Historical dictionary of the Gypsies . .

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  • Sinti — (Sinte; singular Sinto)    The term may originate with the Indian province of Sindh, or it may be an old Indian word meaning community. It is a clan living mainly in Germany but with some families now established in Belgium, the Netherlands,… …   Historical dictionary of the Gypsies

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