Romani people in Egypt
Romani people in Egypt speak the Domari language. They migrated to the territory of the present day Egypt from South Asia, particularly from India, during the Byzantine times and mixed with the local population in the South for more than 2000 years. Romani people self-segregated themselves for centuries from the dominant culture of Egypt, who view Romani as dishonorable though clever. Historically, Gypsies in Egypt have provided musical entertainment at weddings and other celebrations, singing Egyptian traditional songs in return for money. The Romani people or Gypsies in Egypt include subgroups like Nawar, Halebi and Ghagar.
