Devla
Devla is the word used when you are directly calling or praying to God in the Romani language. Devla basically means God.
Roma Catholics also refer to the Catholic God as Devla or Del when they speak Romanes, although these Roma words existed in traditional Roma folk beliefs and in the Roma language centuries before any Roma adopted Christianity. That is, "Devla" is a common noun meaning a "God" It is based on the Sanskrit word "Deva" which is related to the Latin words "deus" and "divinus" along with Greek "Zeus", Lithuanian "Dievas" and the sky god Dyeus throughout Indo-European religions and cultures.
