Kalderash

E8228
Romani subgroup ethnic group

Kalderash are a prominent subgroup of the Roma people, traditionally known as itinerant metalworkers and craftsmen spread across Eastern and Central Europe and beyond.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Kalderash Roma 2
Kalderash Romani 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romani subgroup ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
culturalTrait craft-based identity ⓘ
endogamous marriage patterns ⓘ
preservation of Romani language ⓘ
strong clan structure ⓘ
dialectGroup Romani language ⓘ
surface form: Vlax Romani
economicActivity market trading ⓘ
production of pots and cauldrons ⓘ
repair of metal household goods ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Romani ⓘ
surface form: Romani people
exonymOrigin Romanian word "căldărar" (cauldron maker) ⓘ
language Kalderash self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kalderash Romani
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
Romani language ⓘ
migrationPattern historically itinerant traders ⓘ
origin Balkan region ⓘ
partOf Roma people ⓘ
region Balkans ⓘ
Bulgaria ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Central Europe ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ
France ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
Moldova ⓘ
Romania ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Serbia ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
relatedGroup Lovari ⓘ
Sinti ⓘ
Roma ⓘ
surface form: Vlax Roma
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
various Christian denominations ⓘ
selfDesignation Kalderash self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kalderash Roma
socialOrganization divided into clans ⓘ
led by community elders ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle itinerant ⓘ
semi-nomadic ⓘ
traditionalOccupation coppersmithing ⓘ
craftsmanship ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ
tinsmithing ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Romani language → hasDialect → Kalderash ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kalderash Romani
Roma → hasSubgroup → Kalderash ⓘ
Roma people → hasSubgroup → Kalderash ⓘ
Kalderash → language → Kalderash self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kalderash Romani
Sinti → relatedEthnicGroup → Kalderash ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kalderash Roma
Kalderash → selfDesignation → Kalderash self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kalderash Roma
Romani → subgroup → Kalderash ⓘ