Back Ureuëng Rom ACE Roma Afrikaans Roma ALS ጂፕሲዎች Amharic Chitans AN غجر Arabic غجر ARZ Pueblu xitanu AST Qaraçılar Azerbaijani قاراچیلار AZB
 Romani flag created in 1933 and accepted at the 1971 World Romani Congress | |
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2–20 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Turkey | 2,750,000 |
 Romania | 1,850,000 |
 Bulgaria | 750,000[1] |
 Spain | 725,000[2] |
 Russia | 720,000 |
 Hungary | 700,000[3] |
 Slovakia | 500,000[4] |
 France | 400,000[5] |
 Greece | 265,000[6] |
 Czech Republic | 250,000[7] |
 Italy | 140,000[8] |
 Germany | 105,000[9] |
| Languages | |
| Romani, languages of native regions | |
| Religion | |
| mainly Christianity and Islam, minorities practice Buddhism, Judaism and Bahá'í Faith | |
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The Roma (also called the Romani people) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group. The Roma were originally from India, but they migrated west around 500 AD and arrived in Europe around 1000 AD.[10] Today, most Roma live in Europe.[11]
In English, they are often called Gypsies. Some (but not all) Roma think "Gypsy" is a slur. Another disrespectful slang word, "chingar," is rarely used today.
- ↑ "Bulgaria". commission.europa.eu.
- ↑ "Spain". commission.europa.eu.
- ↑ "Hungary". commission.europa.eu.
- ↑ "Slovakia". commission.europa.eu.
- ↑ "France". commission.europa.eu.
- ↑ "Greece". commission.europa.eu.
- ↑ "Czech Republic". commission.europa.eu.
- ↑ "Italy". commission.europa.eu.
- ↑ "Germany". commission.europa.eu.
- ↑ "The Lost Tribes of India". 2 June 2004.
- ↑ Romani People Indo – Aryan ethnic group - Nomadic itinerants.