As an aspiring gypsy myself, I decided to do a little research using the powerful internets and came across this:
"Travellers" is a wider term for groups of people with a nomadic lifestyle, traditionally including but not restricted to the Romani. The Irish Travelers and Scottish Travelers are often included under the term "gypsies". In Central and Western Europe, the Yeniche are known as gypsies (or Ziguener and other local equivalents of the term) although they are not considered part of the Romani people.
Similarly, the Indeginous Norwegian Travelers are unrelated to the Romani, not to be confused with the Romani Norwegian and Swedish Travelers.
In India, the Banjara are sometimes dubbed gypsies. Various ethnic groups in South-East Asia are known as "Sea Gypsies". Colloquially, gypsy names also any person perceived as fitting the Gypsy stereotypes (compare Bohemianism). -Wikipedia
"Travellers" is a wider term for groups of people with a nomadic lifestyle, traditionally including but not restricted to the Romani. The Irish Travelers and Scottish Travelers are often included under the term "gypsies". In Central and Western Europe, the Yeniche are known as gypsies (or Ziguener and other local equivalents of the term) although they are not considered part of the Romani people.
Similarly, the Indeginous Norwegian Travelers are unrelated to the Romani, not to be confused with the Romani Norwegian and Swedish Travelers.
In India, the Banjara are sometimes dubbed gypsies. Various ethnic groups in South-East Asia are known as "Sea Gypsies". Colloquially, gypsy names also any person perceived as fitting the Gypsy stereotypes (compare Bohemianism). -Wikipedia
It turns out that these Sea Gypsys migrated throughout South-East Asia, including Indonesia, to escape escalating conflict in the Sulu archipelago of the Philippines. The Bajau people, as they are called, are peaceful sea-faring people who live through trading and subsistense fishing. Perhaps I will have the opportunity to encounter these Sea Gypsies and learn thier gypsy ways.
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