Roma people

The Roma people (pronounced "rahma"; singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom), along with the closely related Sinti people, are commonly known as Gypsies in English. They are a traditionally nomadic people who originated in northern India, but currently live worldwide, chiefly in Europe. Most Roma speak some form of Romany, a language closely- related to the modern Indo-European languages of Europe, northern India and Pakistan http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_family.asp?subid=653, but usually speak the dominant language of a region they live in as well. Modern anthropology has related Romany to Punjabi and Pothohari, spoken in northern India and Pakistan.

External links

• www.rroma.org Rroma Gypsies Organisations Culture and History
• The Rom News Network
• Patrin: Romani Culture and History
• O Vurdón -- a site "dedicated to the Roma, the Gypsy people"
• European Roma Rights Center
• The Luli of Uzbekistan
• BBC News: Roma Rivalry over Child Bride Ban
• BBC News: Gypsies are 'Europe's most hated'
• Museum of Romani Culture Museum located in Brno, Czech Republic, dedicated to the history and culture of the people.
• Dzeno Association Dzeno Association focuses on the emancipation process of Romany in Central and Eastern Europe.