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 | | As members of the two groups met on their travels or through sharing campsites (there are only limited possibilities for travelling in Belgium), further cultural exchanges and intermarriage have occurred. |
 | | Bargoens, the Travellers' own language, is no longer commonly spoken by them, although a small number of families continue to use it. |
 | | In certain parts of Flanders, Travellers are virtually invisible: in Western Flanders, for example, there are no official halting sites, and most Traveller families live in houses; for soi-ne families it is difficult to know if they should still be counted as belonging to the Traveller group. |
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