Vlach of Istria

E79931

Romance people ethnic group minority group

Vlach of Istria refers to the Istro-Romanian people, a small Eastern Romance-speaking ethnic minority traditionally living in the Istrian Peninsula.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Romance people → ethnic group → minority group →
continent	Europe →
culturalHeritageStatus	intangible cultural heritage at risk →
culturalInfluenceFrom	Central European culture → Croatian culture → Italian culture →
culturalRegion	Balkans →
ethnicAutonymLanguage	Istro-Romanian language →
ethnicDispersion	diaspora in Croatia → diaspora in Italy → diaspora in North America → diaspora in Western Europe →
ethnicLanguage	Istro-Romanian language →
ethnicReligion	Christianity → Roman Catholic Church →
ethnoLinguisticGroupOf	Eastern Romance peoples →
hasAlternativeName	Istro-Romanian people → Istro-Romanians →
historicalLanguageContact	Croatian language → Italian language → Slavic languages → Venetian language →
historicalOrigin	Romance-speaking pastoral communities in Istria →
languageFamily	Eastern Romance languages →
languageStatus	severely endangered →
linguisticMinorityStatus	endangered →
minorityStatusIn	Croatia →
populationCharacteristic	very small population →
relatedEthnicity	Aromanians → Balkan Vlachs → Megleno-Romanians → Romanians →
selfIdentification	Rumâri → Vlahi →
subgroupOf	Romance-speaking peoples →
traditionalCountry	Croatia → Italy →
traditionalOccupation	agriculture → pastoralism →
traditionalRegion	Istria → Istrian Peninsula →
usesScript	Latin script →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Istro-Romanian → Istro-Romanian ("Istrian Vlach") →	alsoKnownAs