Those identifying as Roma generally speak Romany or Serbian and tend to live in mixed Serb/Roma or single ethnic villages and enclaves scattered throughout Kosovo. The latter differ from the former in that they consider their ancestry to be traced to Egypt. Ashkali and Egyptians largely speak Albanian as a first language and commonly live with Albanians in urban areas and villages. From the 1990s, however, Roma have divided into three self-identifying groups, Roma, Ashkali or Ashkaeli and Egyptians. Until the 1990s, Kosovo’s Roma were a very diverse group: they spoke Romany, Albanian or Serbo-Croat, and were Muslim or Orthodox Christians. In the 2011 census, which excluded North Kosovo, estimated a total of 8,824, though 2010 OSCE estimates suggested that there were around 34,000 Roma people residing in Kosovo. The European Roma Rights Centre has estimated the pre-1999 Roma population at 120,000.
They are a dispersed group, with a significant number remaining displaced after the violence of 19, mainly in camps in Kosovo and Serbia. Most are Christian Orthodox, but some are Muslim. Kosovo’s Roma speak either Serbian or Romany as their first language. We have a small favour to ask: if you appreciate our work, would you mind considering making a donation to support our work? Thanks for using our World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples! We hope you find it interesting.
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