Romani people in Algeria

Ethnic group

Romani people in AlgeriaTotal population

? >2,500
Languages
French, Spanish, ? Romani
Religion
Christianity, ? Islam[1]
Related ethnic groups
Dom people, Nawar people, Kawliya
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* Kalé
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* Machvaya
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* Polska Roma
* Romanichal
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* Sinti
* Ursari
* Zargari

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Romani people in Algeria historically included Gitanos who migrated there along with other Spanish people in the late 19th century, during the French colonial period; most of these left for France following Algeria's independence in 1962, resulting in a large community in the South of France.[2] Ratcliffe (1933)[3] describes a Gitano encampment on the heights above Algiers, whose Catholic inhabitants sold lace and mended chairs. Notable descendants of the Gitanos who used to live in Algeria include the film-maker Tony Gatlif and the footballer André-Pierre Gignac.[4]

Thomas (2000)[5] reports that two other groups may be present: the Afrikaya, described as "possibly Manouche or French-speaking Gypsies originally from France", and the Xoraxane, a Muslim Roma group more usually associated with the Balkans.

Roma in general ultimately come from South Asia, particularly from Northern India, having reached the Mediterranean region in Byzantine times.[6][7] Their historic language is Romani, retained by some but not all groups today.

Other specialist wandering groups, present in Algeria since before colonial times, have sometimes been compared to Romani groups. In particular, the Beni Ades of central Algeria and the Amer of western Algeria have traditionally lived a peripatetic lifestyle, specialising in tattooing, circumcision, horse-trading, and fortune-telling.[8] No direct relation between these and the Roma has been established.

## See also

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* Pied-Noir

## References

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1. ^ Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World. By David J. Phillips
2. ^ Kristel Amellal & Karine Michel, 2013, IMPLANTATION DES POPULATIONS TSIGANES DANS LES BOUCHES-DU-RHONE ET PATRIMOINE INTERCULTUREL, pp. 16-18
3. ^ D. U. Ratcliffe, "Spanish Gypsies in Algiers", Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society ser.3 v.11-12 1932/1933, p.
4. ^ "Le Parisien, 3 September 2009, Le premier Gitan chez les Bleus
5. ^ Dom of North Africa: An Overview, C.F. Thomas, Kuri 1:1, January 2000 (Dom Research Center)
6. ^ Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World. By David J. Phillips
7. ^ Berland, Joseph C. (2004). Customary Strangers: New Perspectives on Peripatetic Peoples in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0-89789-771-4. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
8. ^ E. Gauthier, 1909, Magie et religion en Afrique du Nord, pp. 43-44.

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Demographics of Algeria

Religions|

* Islam
* Sunni
* Shia
* Christianity
* Orthodox
* Catholicism
* Protestant
* Jews

Ethnic groups|

* Arabs
* Arab-Berber
* Bedouin
* Chaamba
* Ghenanma
* Ouled Djerir
* Ouled Naïl
* Reguibat
* Berbers
* Chaoui
* Chenouas
* Kabyle
* Mozabite
* Sahrawi
* Tuareg
* Zenata
* Zouaoua
* European
* French
* Italians
* Roma (Gypsy)
* Beni Ades

Languages|

* Arabic
* Algerian Arabic
* Algerian Saharan Arabic
* Hassaniya Arabic
* Berber languages
* Kabyle
* Shawiya
* Shenwa
* Mozabite
* Tamahaq
* French language

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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

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Contested|

* Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians
* Dom
* Garachi
* Kawliya
* Nawar
* Bosha/Lom
* Lori
* Lyuli

By country|

* Albania
* Algeria
* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Colombia
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Egypt
* Estonia
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iraq
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Libya
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Mexico
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Basque Country [eu]
* Sudan
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Syria
* Tunisia
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Crimea
* United States
* Uruguay
* United Kingdom

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Romani people in Africa

Sovereign states|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

States with limited
recognition

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Dependencies and
other territories

* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
* Madeira (Portugal)
* Mayotte / Réunion (France)
* Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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