The Romani people have moved to Canada among other destinations.
The Romani -LRB- also spelled Romany ; -LSB- ˈroʊməni -RSB- , -LSB- ˈrɒ - -RSB- -RRB- , or Roma , are a traditionally nomadic ethnic group , living mostly in Europe and the Americas and originating from the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent ,. Romani. Romani language. in Europe. ethnic groups in Europe. northern. North India. Indian subcontinent. Indian subcontinent. apparently from the region that is currently occupied by the Indian states of Rajasthan , Haryana , and Punjab .. Rajasthan. Rajasthan. Haryana. Haryana. Punjab. Punjab, India. The Romani are widely known among English-speaking people by the exonym `` Gypsies '' -LRB- or `` Gipsies '' -RRB- , which some people consider pejorative due to its connotations of illegality and irregularity .. Romani. Romani language. exonym. Exonym and endonym. They are a dispersed people , but their most concentrated populations are located in Europe , especially Central , Eastern and Southern Europe -LRB- including Turkey , Spain and Southern France -RRB- .. in Europe. ethnic groups in Europe. dispersed. Romani diaspora. Central. Central Europe. Eastern. Eastern Europe. Southern Europe. Southern Europe. Turkey. Turkey. Spain. Spain. Southern France. Southern France. The Romani originated in Northern India and arrived in Mid-West Asia , and Europe soon thereafter , around 1,000 years ago ,. Romani. Romani language. India. India. Northern India. North India. Mid-West Asia. Western Asia. either separating from the Dom people or , at least , having a similar history .. Dom. Dom people. Dom people. Dom people. Specifically , the ancestors of both the Romani and the Dom left North India sometime between the sixth and eleventh century .. Romani. Romani language. Dom. Dom people. India. India. Since the 19th century , some Romani have also migrated to the Americas .. Romani. Romani language. There are an estimated one million Roma in the United States ; and 800,000 in Brazil , most of whose ancestors emigrated in the nineteenth century from eastern Europe .. Roma in the United States. Romani Americans. Brazil. Brazil. Brazil also includes some Romani descended from people deported by the government of Portugal during the Inquisition in the colonial era .. Romani. Romani language. Brazil. Brazil. Portugal. Portugal. Inquisition. Inquisition. In migrations since the late nineteenth century , Romani have also moved to other countries in South America and to Canada .. Romani. Romani language. In February 2016 , during the International Roma Conference , the Indian Minister of External Affairs stated that the people of the Roma community were children of India .. India. India. Indian Minister of External Affairs. Minister of External Affairs ( India ). The conference ended with a recommendation to the Government of India to recognize the Roma community spread across 30 countries as a part of the Indian diaspora .. India. India. Government of India. Government of India. Indian diaspora. Indian diaspora. The Romani language is divided into several dialects , which add up to an estimated number of speakers larger than two million .. Romani. Romani language. Romani language. Romani language. The total number of Romani people is at least twice as large -LRB- several times as large according to high estimates -RRB- .. Romani. Romani language. Many Romani are native speakers of the language current in their country of residence , or of mixed languages combining the two ; those varieties are sometimes called Para-Romani .. Romani. Romani language. Para-Romani. Para-Romani. varieties. Variety ( linguistics )