 Romanisael family pictured in northern Bohuslän, 1919 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ≈ 75,000 | |
| Languages | |
| Scandoromani |
Norwegian and Swedish Travellers, commonly known as Romanisael (Norwegian: romanifolket, tatere, sigøynere; Swedish: resande, zigenare, tattare; Scandoromani: romanisæl, romanoar, rom(m)ani, tavringer/ar, tattare), are a group or branch of the Romani people who have been resident in Norway and Sweden for some 500 years.[1] The estimated number of Romanisael in Sweden is 65,000,[2] while in Norway, the number is probably about 10,000.[3]
- ^ "Norwegian, Traveller". ethnologue.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "romer - Uppslagsverk - NE". www.ne.se. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ Parliamentary Assembly - Documents, Working papers- 2002 Ordinary Session (second part), 22-26. Vol. 4. Strasbourg Cedex, FR: Council of Europe Online Bookshop. April 2002. p. 45. ISBN 9789287149176. Retrieved 2018-04-11.