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The Romani (spelt Romany an aw), or Roma, is a tradeitionally nomadic ethnic group, bidin maistly in Europe an the Americaes an originatin frae the northren regions o the Indie subcontinent,[52][53][54] presumably frae whaur the states Rajasthan, Haryana, an Punjab exeest the day.[53][54] Thay, alangside ither wanrelatit ethnic groups in Scotland an Ireland, is kent as Gypsies an aw.
Quick Facts Tot population, Regions wi signeeficant populations ...
![]() Romani banner creautit in 1933 an acceptit bi the 1971 World Romani Congress | |
Tot population | |
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2–20 million[1][2][3][4] | |
Regions wi signeeficant populations | |
![]() | 1,000,000 estimatit wi Romani heritage (5,400 per 2000 census)[5][6] |
![]() | 800,000[7] |
![]() | 700,000–5,000,000[8] /≈2,750,000/[9][10] |
![]() | 650,000–1,500,000[8][11][12][13] |
![]() | 621,573–2,000,000[8][14][15] |
![]() | 350,000–500,000[16][17] |
![]() | 325,343–800,000[18][19] |
![]() | 315,583–990,000[20][21] |
![]() | 300,000–350,000[22] |
![]() | 90,000–300,000 /≈225,000/[8][23] |
![]() | 182,766–1,200,000[8][24] |
![]() | 147,604–500,000 /≈250,000/[25][26] |
![]() | 120,000–180,000[27] |
![]() | 120,000–140,000[8][28] |
![]() | 105,738–600,000[8][29][30] |
![]() | 53,879[8][31] |
![]() | 50,000–100,000[32] |
![]() | 47,587–400,000[8][33] |
![]() | 40,370 (Romani speakers)[34]–300,000[35] |
![]() | ≈300,000[36] |
![]() | 40,000–70,000[8][37] |
![]() | 40,000[38] |
![]() | 32,000–48,000[8] |
![]() | 15,000–60,000[8][39] |
![]() | 12,778–200,000[8][40] |
![]() | 16,975–40,000[8][41] |
![]() | 8,864–60,000[8][42] |
![]() | 8,301–150,000[8][37][43] |
![]() | 6,000 |
![]() | 5,255–80,000[44][45] |
![]() | 11,000–50,000 |
![]() | 5,000–25,000[46] |
![]() | 15,850[47] |
![]() | ≈8,000[48] |
![]() | 2,300[49] |
![]() | <3,000[50] |
Leids | |
Romani leid, Para-Romani varieties, leids o native regions | |
Releegion | |
O the releegious predominantly Christianity[51] Islam[51] Shaktism branch of Hinduism[51] | |
Relatit ethnic groups | |
Dom, Lom, Domba; ither Indo-Aryans |
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