One spokesman was to serve the Lalleri Gypsies, a closely-knit tribe originally from the German-speaking part of Bohemia and Moravia that in 1939 had become a German protectorate.

Dec 17, 2025 · One of the reasons for the survival of the language was held to be its usefulness as an argot or secret language, since Roma lifestyle practices traditionally came to be frowned …

S everal groups, all known to outsiders as "Gypsies," live today in the United States. In their native languages, each of the groups refers to itself by a specific name, but all translate their …

Dec 12, 2024 · The Romani people, also known as Gypsies, originated from northern India and have a rich cultural heritage that has influenced global music, dance, and literature.

In reality, the people commonly known as “gypsies” originated in the Indian subcontinent and then spread into the Middle East and Africa to Europe, and later the Americas.

The Roma, or as they are more commonly known in the English-speaking world, the Gypsies, entered Europe in the late Middle Ages from India. Many early chronicles referred to the Roma …

Apr 3, 2023 · The first accounts of Romani in Western Europe describe groups of Gypsies who arrived in the 14th century under the direction of leaders identified as counts or dukes.

Though still frequently encountered in English, use of the term Gypsy to refer to Roma people or their language is increasingly regarded as offensive because of negative stereotypes …

Jan 13, 2024 · Who are the Gypsies, and where did they come from? This article gives us a glimpse at the history of the Roma or Romani, also known as Gypsies, who are not Egyptians …

Nov 9, 2022 · The Roma, or the Romani, generally referred to as gypsies (despite being considered a pejorative term), are a diverse group of traditionally nomadic people originating …