TERMINOLOGY
Travellers are most often confused by the mortal world as being Romany (and thus frequently given the exonym of Gypsies), but that is a misconception that in part owes its origins to the shared term “Traveller” as a descriptor for both groups. We shall henceforth refer to the mortal beings as “Romani” and “Rom” in order to avoid any confusion.
Although it is unknown at what point the Travellers began to refer to themselves by that name, they have long claimed that the term is used to distinguish themselves from indigenous peoples, since their sense of cultural identity is strong, and thus it is very important to delineate which people were members of their societal structure (Travellers), and which were outsiders (gadjos).
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