According to estimates, there are about a quarter of a million Romani people living in the Czech Republic, but only a portion of them speak Romani. About a third of the youngest generation speaks the language. Romani scholar Marie Podlahová Bořkovcová is trying to reverse this trend not only through teaching, but also through competitions, workshops and literature. “There are also those who are ashamed of speaking Romanes, because being a Rom among children today is not easy,” she says in an interview.

• Jazyk mizící z rodin. Některé děti se za romštinu stydí, líčí romistka, která to mění. iDnes. 11.04.2026.https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/romstina-vyuka-jazyk-marie-podlahova-borkovcova-rozhovor.A260326_135954_domaci_pitt