Romani people in the Basque Country

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Romani people arrived in the Basque Country in the Middle Ages India. The first evidence of the presence of Roma in the Basque Country dates back to 1435 and since then they have had a history based on persecution and misunderstanding.^[1]

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↑ "Te siklarel Romanipen ^" (PDF) (in Basque).

Romani diaspora

Settlements

Subgroups

Uncontested	Arlije Bergitka Roma Boyash Burgenland Roma Cascarots English Romanichal Erromintxela Finnish Kale Kalderash Lovari Machvaya Manouche Muslim Roma Zargari Polska Roma Ruska Roma Scandinavian Travellers (Tavinger, Romanisæl) Scottish Romani Sepečides Servitka Roma Sinti Ursari Welsh Kale
Contested	Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians Dom Garachi Kawliya Nawar Bosha/Lom Lori Lyuli

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