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The wondering Romany
流浪的羅姆人
No group is associated with moving and travelling than the Romany,
羅姆人與遷移和旅行緊密相連，在這方面沒有別的民族能與他們相比。
who have been wandering around Europe and Asia for nearly 1,000 years.
羅姆人歐洲和亞洲漫游已將近1千年。
This article explains the history of the Romany and some of the reasons for their movement.
本文解釋了羅姆人的歷史和他們遷移的一些緣由。
Asian origins
亞洲起源
The Romany are thought to have first come from India.
羅姆人被認為起初來自印度。
Over the centuries, they split into different groups with different names,
幾世紀以來，他們以不同的名字分裂為不同的群體，
spreading into many countries, mostly in Europe.
散布于許多國家，尤其是歐洲。
They aslo developed their own language, of which there are now approximately sixty varieties.
他們也發展自己的語言，目前大概已經有六十種。
The Romany have never written down their history, so it is hard to clarify their origins or exact history.
羅姆人從不記錄他們的歷史，因此很難弄清他們的起源和準確的歷史。
It is also difficult to be precise about how many Romanuy people there are,
我們很難知道他們的準確人口，
though the Council of Europe has suggested a number of about 9.8 million.
雖然歐盟提出有980萬的羅姆人。
