The wondering Romany
流浪的罗姆人
No group is associated with moving and travelling than the Romany,
罗姆人与迁移和旅行紧密相连，在这方面没有别的民族能与他们相比。
who have been wandering around Europe and Asia for nearly 1,000 years.
罗姆人欧洲和亚洲漫游已将近1千年。
This article explains the history of the Romany and some of the reasons for their movement.
本文解释了罗姆人的历史和他们迁移的一些缘由。
Asian origins
亚洲起源
The Romany are thought to have first come from India.
罗姆人被认为起初来自印度。
Over the centuries, they split into different groups with different names,
几世纪以来，他们以不同的名字分裂为不同的群体，
spreading into many countries, mostly in Europe.
散布于许多国家，尤其是欧洲。
They aslo developed their own language, of which there are now approximately sixty varieties.
他们也发展自己的语言，目前大概已经有六十种。
The Romany have never written down their history, so it is hard to clarify their origins or exact history.
罗姆人从不记录他们的历史，因此很难弄清他们的起源和准确的历史。
It is also difficult to be precise about how many Romanuy people there are,
我们很难知道他们的准确人口，
though the Council of Europe has suggested a number of about 9.8 million.
虽然欧盟提出有980万的罗姆人。