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The Romani people are divided into a number of distinct populations, the largest being the Roma, located originally, and currently still mostly, in Central and Eastern Europe. Distribution of the Romani people in Europe (2007 Council of Europe "average estimates", totalling 9.8 million) * The size of the wheel symbols reflects absolute population size * The gradient reflects the percent in the country's population: 0% 10%. Distribution of the Romanies in Europe based on self-designation.There is no official or reliable count of the Romani populations worldwide. Many Romanies refuse to register their ethnic identity in official censuses for fear of discrimination There are an estimated 4 to 9 million Romani people in Europe and Asia Minor (as of 2000s). although some high estimates by Romani organizations give numbers as high as 14 million. Significant Romani populations are found in the Balkan peninsula, in some Central European states, in Spain, France, Russia, and Ukraine. Several more million Romanies may live out of Europe, in particularly in the Middle East and in the Americas. The Romani people recognize divisions among themselves based in part on territorial, cultural and dialectal differences and self-designation. The main branches are:
Among Romanies there are further internal differentiations, like Bashaldé; Churari; Luri; Ungaritza; Lovari (Lovara) from Hungary; Machvaya (Machavaya, Machwaya, or Macwaia) from Serbia; Romungro from Hungary and neighbouring carpathian countries; Erlides (also Yerlii or Arli); Xoraxai (Horahane) from Greece/Turkey; Boyash (Lingurari, Ludar, Ludari, Rudari, or Zlătari) from Romanian/Moldovan miners; Ursari from Romanian/Moldovan bear-trainers; Argintari from silversmiths; Aurari from goldsmiths; Florari from florists; and Lăutari from singers. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. "But the dark-skinned Gypsies show that even Europe has diversity. In this country, we don't have much of a Gypsy "problem", yet when the American Jewish Committee did a poll of the best liked and worst hated ethnic groups, the people on the bottom weren't black, or Jewish, they were the Gypsies. You've got to wonder what these guys did to get such a reputation even in this country. " This was derived from a 1996 review of Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame - As this review was done over ten years ago, I wonder if this statistic still applies. The Romani situation appears to have changed little, but does anyone know where I can find a similar statistic as provided by Hu? Asked by jimmytyler - Sun Feb 22 19:13:55 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Im part Romani Gypsy... I have met very few people that dont make a negative remark about that. Its more the new travellers (Bankrupted people) That pretend to be Gypsies and get us that reputation. Hope I Helped :) Answered by Aisha - Mon Feb 23 14:22:39 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Romani people by country" |
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