1. Roma (also the Romani) is an ethnic group with origins in northern India whose members are widely dispersed in the world.

2. The old adjective "Romany" or the newer "Romani" can be used as a noun, which is better (and preferred by this newspaper), but still tricky.

3. The other residents were two friends, Marjorie and Heather, and a girl with the lyrical name of Charmian Romanis.

4. In any case, it ignores the disastrous effect of communism on Romani livelihoods and culture.

5. For all the president's defiance, the French have been knocked by the response to the Romani row.

6. Jirina Siklova, once a leading Czech dissident , now helps prepare Romani students for university.

7. In the short term, the need is to provide work that the adult Romani population can do.