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*''Born: [[1569]]''
*''Died: [[1639]]''
*''Died: [[1639]]''
Roman Nishi, or Nixi, was a Japanese [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] active in [[Ayutthaya]] (Siam) in the 1620s.
Roman Nishi (also rendered as Romaõ Nishi, or Nixi) was a Japanese [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] active in [[Ayutthaya]] (Siam) in the 1620s.
An aide to Portuguese Jesuit Antonio Francisco Cardim, Nishi regularly served as interpreter and intermediary in interactions with [[Yamada Nagamasa]], head of the [[Nihonmachi|Japanese community]] in Ayutthaya.
An aide to Portuguese Jesuit Antonio Francisco Cardim, Nishi regularly served as interpreter and intermediary in interactions with [[Yamada Nagamasa]], head of the [[Nihonmachi|Japanese community]] in Ayutthaya.