Romani people in Estonia
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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.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,250[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Harjumaal, Tartumaal, Valgamaal, Pärnumaal, Raplamaal | |
| Languages | |
| Lotfitka and Xaladytka, Estonian, English, Russian Historically Laiuse Romani | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Romani people in Latvia, Romani people in Lithuania, Romani people in Finland, Romani people in Sweden, Romani people in Denmark, Finnish Roma |
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]
