Voorbeelden van Roma

• A band can have about 200 Roma. 

• By 1950, groups of Roma lived on every continent, except for Antarctica. 

• Helping other people in the band is very important to the Roma. 

• It is very difficult to say how many Roma there are in the world because they move around so much. 

• Most Roma find jobs they can do while traveling. 

• Roma men and women made things to sell. 

• Some Roma, however, don’t travel any more. 

• The Roma have always been popular entertainers. 

• The Roma live all over the world and speak the language of the country they live in. 

• The leader of each Roma band is called the voivode. 

• The older Roma in the band often plan marriages with Roma from other bands so that there is a friendly relationship between the bands. 

• The other Roma in the band choose the voivode, and he is their leader for the rest of his life. 

• Today, most Roma travel by cars and trailers instead of caravans and horses.