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Some estimates Ireland give the population at 1,700 in 2004, [2] rising to between 2,500 and 3,000 in 2005. [1] The Romani people first migrated from northwestern India between 500 and 600 AD. [3] They first arrived in Europe via Greece and Bulgaria around the 13th century and the majority of Romani people remained in Southeastern Europe.
Because Irish Travellers, a sub-group of the Irish (having the same ancestral genetics from within the general population of Ireland [221]) lived as nomads, [222] the Roma and the Irish travellers came to be conflated with each other and in time some of the Roma mixed with some of the native Irish travellers (beginning in the 1650s) because of ...
Irish Travellers (Irish: an lucht siúil, meaning the walking people), also known as Pavees or Mincéirs [4] (Shelta: Mincéirí), [5] are a traditionally peripatetic indigenous [6] ethno-cultural group originating in Ireland. [7] [8] [9] They are predominantly English-speaking, though many also speak Shelta, a language of mixed English and ...
The migration of the Romani people through the Middle East and Northern Africa to Europe. The key shows the century of arrival in that area, e.g., S.XII is the 12th century. Romani people first arrived in Europe via the Balkans sometime between the 9th and 14th centuries from north India, through Iran, Armenia, and Anatolia. [33] [34] [35]
The origins of the indigenous itinerant groups are not always clear. The largest of these groups are the Romani people (also Roma or Rom), who have Indian roots and heritage; they left India around 1,500 years ago, entering Europe around 1,000 years ago.
The Romani language is spoken by millions of Romani people throughout the world. [87] It is of the Indo-Aryan branch. Many Romani people can speak two or more languages. It is not considered an official language because it varies from tribe to tribe. [88] Romani is influenced by Persian, Greek, Armenian, Iranic, Georgian and Arabic. [89] [90]
The Romani people have long been a part of the collective mythology of the West, where they were (and very often still are) depicted as outsiders, aliens, and a threat. For centuries they were enslaved in Eastern Europe and hunted in Western Europe: the PoĊajmos, Hitler's attempt at genocide, was one violent link in a chain of persecution that encompassed countries generally considered more ...
The Romani language is spoken by millions of Romani people throughout the world. [77] It is of the Indo-Aryan branch. Many Romani people can speak two or more languages. It is not considered an official language because it varies from tribe to tribe. [78] Romani is influenced by Persian, Greek, Armenian, Iranic, Georgian and Arabic. [79] [80]