abel ’ ’ ▁families , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁it ▁was ▁written ▁that ▁ 6 5 % ▁reported ▁speaking ▁only ▁Roman i ▁at ▁home , ▁while ▁ 2 9 % ▁spoke ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁Roman i ▁and ▁Alban ian ▁at ▁home , ▁while ▁only ▁ 6 % ▁speak ▁only ▁Alban ian , ▁with ▁those ▁ 6 % ▁mainly ▁being ▁cases ▁where ▁of ▁inter mar riage ▁between ▁Roma ▁( G abel s ) ▁and ▁Alban ians , ▁or ▁G abel s ▁and ▁Je v gs ▁( “ E gypt ians ” ). ▁While ▁the ▁G abel s ▁widely ▁speak ▁their ▁language , ▁Je v gs ▁speak ▁only ▁Alban ian , ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁language ▁shift ▁from ▁Roma ▁to ▁Alban ian ▁a while ▁ago . ▁Pol ls ▁have ▁shown ▁that ▁nearly ▁all ▁G abel s ▁view ▁language ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁eth nic ▁different iation ▁between ▁Alban ians ▁and ▁Roma , ▁although ▁the ▁same ▁is ▁not ▁true ▁of ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Je v gs ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁currently ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁school ing ▁for ▁Roma ▁in ▁their ▁native ▁language ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁Roma ▁culture ▁is ▁distinguish able ▁from ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁eth nic ▁Alban ian ▁majority , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁other ▁minor ities ▁such ▁as ▁A rom ani ans ▁and ▁Gree ks , ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ways . ▁ ▁Both ▁Roma ▁and ▁Je v gs ▁make ▁a ▁sharp ▁distinction ▁between ▁themselves . ▁There ▁is ▁s eld om ▁inter mar riage ▁or ▁contact ▁of