Itinerant groups in Europe
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There are a number of traditionally itinerant or travelling groups in Europe.
A showman's wagon, used for accommodation and transportation
Sinti Romanies in the Rhineland, 1935
Two Jenische in Muotathal, Switzerland, c. 1890
Yenish people
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The Yenish are an itinerant group in Western and Central Europe who live mostly in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, and parts of France, roughly centered on the Rhineland. The origi
Itinerant groups in Europe
…genetically distinct from their settled counterparts due to social isolation, and more groups are being studied. The third largest group in Europe is the Yenish, an indigenous Germanic group. Many itinerant groups speak their own language or dialect, though with outsiders they will use the language of the…
Yenish at Lake Lauerz, Schwyz, Switzerland, 1928