Lom people

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The Lom people are a traditionally itinerant ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin, culturally and linguistically related to the Roma and Dom peoples and primarily found in parts of the Caucasus and Anatolia.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lom people canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan people
ethnic group
traditionally itinerant people
alternativeName Armenian Gypsies
Bosha
Bosha people
country Armenia
Georgia
Turkey
culturalPractice endogamous marriage patterns
strong tradition of music
culturalRelation culturally related to Dom people
culturally related to Roma people
currentTrend increasing sedentarization
distinctionFrom distinct from Dom people
distinct from Roma people
ethnicMinorityStatus recognized as a minority group in some countries where they live
ethnicOrigin Indo-Aryan
ethnonym Lom
heritage part of the wider Indo-Aryan diaspora
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
languageNote Lomavren combines an Armenian grammatical base with Indo-Aryan lexicon
Lomavren is an endangered mixed language
linguisticRelation linguistically related to Dom people
linguistically related to Roma people
migrationPattern historically nomadic or semi-nomadic
populationStatus small population size compared to Roma
primaryRegion Anatolia
Caucasus
regionDetail found especially in northeastern Turkey
found in parts of Armenia
found in parts of Georgian Caucasus
relatedEthnicGroup Dom people
Roma people
religion Christianity
Islam
religionNote religious affiliation often follows that of surrounding majority populations
selfIdentification some identify as part of local majority populations while maintaining Lom heritage
socialStatus often marginalized
speaks Lomavren
languages of surrounding populations
traditionalLifestyle itinerant
traditionalOccupation crafts
entertainment
metalworking
music

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roma people relatedEthnicGroup Lom people
Rromani hasRelatedEthnicGroup Lom people
Dom people relatedEthnicGroup Lom people