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Hello people,
I am a Balkan Romani. Born in Bulgaria. My tribe identifies as Turkish Romani. We are called “yerli” from the Turkish word for “local” or “native” meaning our tribe was not nomadic but assimilated well into society and culture with the Ottomans, later with the Balkan states. My family occupation is trading, as we have clothing and coffee shops downtown.
So, the interesting part is that my AncestryDNA results and any G25 calculator shows that I have elevated Greek ancestry with little no none Balkan along with some west Asian and about 40% Indian ancestry.
Greek has influenced Romani language a lot as the Romani ethnicity as a whole was created in the Byzantine Empire as the migrating Indian population mixed with locals and with those along the way like Persians.
I have not seen a Romani who is not from Greece or Turkey and scores that much Aegean.
What do you guys think?
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