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Bookmark or Share- Romani society and culture - WikipediaArrival of Roma (“Gypsies”) in Berne, Switzerland in the 15th century, dressed in Saracen-style attire [15] The Romani people are today found across the world. Typically, Roma adopt given names that are common in the country of their residence.
- Romani people - WikipediaIn the English language, Romani people have long been known by the exonym Gypsies or Gipsies, [87] which many Roma consider a racial slur. [88] [89] The attendees of the first World Romani Congress in 1971 unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Roma, including "Gypsy". [90]
- Roma | People, Meaning, History, Language, Lifestyle, & Facts | BritannicaMany Roma consider the name Gypsy to be pejorative. Others prefer their own ethnonym and object to being called Roma. Because of their migratory nature, their absence in official census returns, and their popular classification with other nomadic groups, estimates of the total world Roma population range from two million to five million.
- Romani - World History EncyclopediaRomani is an umbrella term used to describe a diverse ethnolinguistic group of people with a historical presence in Europe and West Asia. The historically common term 'Gypsy' is based on the myth that they came from Egypt. In reality, the ancestors of the Romani migrated out of India in the 1st millennium CE.
- The Roma Way of Life: Gypsy Work and Family Life - HowStuffWorksPerhaps more than any other ethnic group on the globe, gypsies have been equally romanticized as wandering free spirits, unhinged from the monotony of mainstream society, and demonized as societal eyesores who lie, cheat and steal. But the Roma reality exists at neither of these extremes.
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