What is the difference between a Gypsy and a traveler?
What is the difference between a Gypsy and a traveler? In the UK, it is common in data collections to differentiate between: Gypsies (including English Gypsies, Scottish Gypsies or Travellers, Welsh Gypsies and other Romany people) Irish Travellers (who have specific Irish roots) Roma, understood to be more recent migrants from Central and Eastern Europe.
What makes a Traveller a Traveller?
A 'traveller' is any other person who just goes on a journey from one place to another. Traveller people call other people 'settled'. Gypsy/Traveller or Scottish Traveller people are one of the four main groups that make up Scotland's Travelling communities.
What language do Traveller Gypsy speak?
Gypsy and Traveller languages Shelta is a language spoken by Irish Travellers. It is widely known as the Cant and De Gammon to its native speakers in Ireland. It was often spoken to exclude outsiders from understanding conversations. Romani (or Romany) is actually several languages spoken by the Romani people.