Roma

E1507

The Roma are a traditionally nomadic ethnic group originating from the Indian subcontinent and living mainly in Europe, long subjected to persecution and discrimination, including mass murder during the Holocaust.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Roma canonical 143
Vlax Roma 3
Opre Roma 1

Statements (96)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
minority group
transnational ethnic group
alsoLivesIn Americas
Middle East
North Africa
commemorates International Roma Day
contributedTo Balkan music
Hungarian folk music
flamenco
jazz manouche
culturalTradition crafts
dance
music
oral storytelling
facesIssue hate crime
housing segregation
low educational attainment
poverty
social exclusion
unemployment
hasAnthem Gelem Gelem
hasAutonym Roma self-link
hasColor blue and green flag
hasDiaspora Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Mexico
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
hasExonym Gypsies
surface form: Cigan

Gypsies
surface form: Cigano

Cigány
Gypsies
surface form: Gipsies

Gitan
Gypsies
surface form: Gitano

Gypsies
Gypsies
surface form: Romani people

Gypsies
surface form: Tsigane

Zigeuner
hasOrganization European Roma Rights Centre
International Romani Union
Roma Education Fund
hasSubgroup Kalderash
Lovari
Manush
Gypsies
surface form: Romanichal

Sinti
Roma self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vlax Roma

Xoraxane Roma
hasSymbol Romani flag
chakra wheel on flag
InternationalRomaDay 8 April
killedDuring Holocaust
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
largestPopulationsIn Bulgaria
France
Hungary
Italy
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain
Turkey
mainlyLivesIn Europe
originatesFrom South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent

northern India
persecutedDuring World War II
populationEstimate over 10 million
protectedBy international human rights law
protectedCategory ethnic minority
recognizedAs indigenous to Europe by some organizations
national minority in many European countries
recognizedBy Council of Europe
European Union
religion Christianity
Islam
other local religions
speaks Romani language
languages of host countries
various Romani dialects
subjectOf anti-Gypsyism
racist stereotypes
subjectTo anti-Roma violence
discrimination
forced assimilation policies
persecution
segregation
traditionalLifestyle itinerant
nomadic
victimOf Holocaust
Nazi genocide
Porajmos

Referenced by (148)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bačka hasEthnicGroup Roma
Spiš hasEthnicGroup Roma
Senta hasEthnicGroup Roma
Banat ethnicGroup Roma
Sandžak hasEthnicGroup Roma
Rosa Taikon ethnicGroup Roma
Vlax Roma hasAutonym Roma
Krapje camp victimGroup Roma