The Romani people in Estonia, known locally as the Mustlased or the Romad, are an Indo-Aryan people that represent a small minority population in Estonia.
Estonian Roma were killed during the Romani Holocaust of World War II, with estimates between 800 and 1,000 people killed. Approximately 5% of them survived. In 2007, a memorial for the murdered was unveiled in Kalevi-Liiva.[2]
Based on 2013 data, the Council of Europe estimates that approximately 1,250 Romani people reside in Estonia (0.1% of the population).[1]
The Estonian Roma speak mostly the Lotfitka Latvian dialect but also speak the Xaladytka Russian Romani (also called Ruska) dialect.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Estonia". European Commission. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Patočková, Veronika. "Estonia". Voices of the Victims. Translated by Paul Bowman. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Roht-Yilmaz, Eva-Liisa (2013). Roma in Estonia. Council of Europe.
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