In Europe there are about 11 million Roma.According to the latest census, there are about 12500 Roma in B&H, although Roma communities claim that this number is much higher because many of them on the census did not want to declare themselves as Roma. Roma are one of the 17 national minorities in B&H and do not have the opportunity to study and learn the Roma language in the education system. The Canton of Tuzla is making a step forward with introducing the Roma language into the schools.

In the Naza Jusic family, the Roma language was passed from generation to generation. She learned it from her parents, and further taught her children and grandchildren. "The mother tongue is never forgotten. We are a national minority who use that language. We don't need it everywhere, but when necessary, we must use our language." said Naza Jusic.

A significant number of Roma live in the Tuzla Canton. They only use their mother tongue within the community, but not everyone.I can say that it is extinct in some communities, for example in Tuzla Canton. Communities far from Tuzla speak mostly Roma. For example, in Kiseljak, then in Poljice, in Lukavac municipality a lot of Roma speak the language, but those who are closer to Tuzla speak poorly the Roma language, "explained Denis Mujić.

Amira Turbić Hadzagic from the Faculty of Philosophy Tuzla added:

"Also, I expect the Department of Literature Faculty Filozofoskog UNTZ-and be the Roma language and literature initially introduced and it will be a prerequisite for the creation of the Department of Roma language and literature."

The Roma language, with its culture, tradition and history, should be offered as an optional subject in schools where there is a need.

"I hope that for the next school year, we will have the opportunity to offer all students, regardless of their nationality, the opportunity to choose an optional Roma subject that will be taught probably from next school year," said Fikret Vrtagić of the Ministry of Education of Tuzla Canton.