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Scottish Romani and Traveller Groups are the various groups of Romani people (Gypsies) and Travellers in Scotland. Scottish Gypsy/Traveller is an official term used by the Scottish Government to encompass these groups.
The term Scottish Gypsy/Traveller includes:
Romani people, including Lowland Romanis (also known as Lowland Gypsies), Romanichal (known locally as Border Romanis or Border Gypsies), and more recent Roma and Sinti arrivals
Scottish Highland Travellers (Indigenous Highland Travellers)
Scottish Lowland Travellers (Nawken)
Irish Travellers (Minkers)
Showmen Travellers
These groups have distinct histories and cultures. Scottish Highland Travellers and Scottish Lowland Travellers are the two main, historic nomadic ethnic groups in Scotland. These two ethnicities had ethnogenesis within Scotland and both may have a history stretching back at least to 1200AD.
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