Romani people in Albania

The Romani people in Albania are divided mainly into two groups, the "Jevgs" (Jevgj), who speak only Albanian and are more assimilated, and the "Gabels", who are bilingual, and live more according to Roma tradition.[1] Jevgs claim Egyptian descent.[2] Other divide the Roma in four groups (urban/rural, assimilated/un-assimilated).[3] According to Robert Elsie, the Romani number between 60,000 to 100,000 people.[1] An 1994 estimation put the number at 95,000 Roma in Albania. [4] The ERRC estimates 120,000 Roma in Albania.[5]

The oldest existence of Roma in Albania is from 1635, and they may have been present since the 12th and 13th centuries.[6]

The Jevgs and Gabels share common genetic history.[2]

The poverty rate among Roma in Albania is particularly high (78%), in relation to the majority (22%).[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Robert Elsie (2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 388–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6188-6.
  2. 1 2 Issues in Law and Medicine: 2011 Edition. ScholarlyEditions. 9 January 2012. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-1-4649-6742-9.
  3. ↑ Human Rights in Post-communist Albania. Human Rights Watch. 1996. pp. 161–. ISBN 978-1-56432-160-2.
  4. ↑ OECD (2 December 2003). Reviews of National Policies for Education Reviews of National Policies for Education: South Eastern Europe 2003 Volume 1: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo: Volume 1: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo. OECD Publishing. pp. 75–. ISBN 978-92-64-10072-5.
  5. ↑ Balkan Neighbours. ACCESS Association. 2000. p. 2.
  6. ↑ Andreas Hemming; Gentiana Kera; Enriketa Pandelejmoni (2012). Albania: Family, Society and Culture in the 20th Century. LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 132–. ISBN 978-3-643-50144-8.
  7. ↑ At Risk: Roma and the Displaced in Southeast Europe. United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. 1 January 2006. p. 15. ISBN 978-92-95042-53-7.

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