Domba

E824966

The Domba are a traditionally itinerant ethnic group of South Asian origin, often associated with peripatetic trades and sometimes linked historically to the ancestors of the Romani people.

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Domba canonical 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
social group
associatedWith peripatetic trades
casteStatus low caste
continent Asia
culturalTrait clan-based organization
endogamous marriage patterns
oral traditions
discrimination caste-based discrimination
economicSystem barter with settled populations
cash-based petty trade
ethnogenesisRegion South Asia NERFINISHED
historicalAssociation ancestors of Dom people (Middle East and North Africa)
ancestors of Romani people (hypothesis)
historicalMention medieval South Asian texts
historicalRegion Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
mobilityPattern nomadic routes between villages
seasonal migration
nameVariant Dom
Domi NERFINISHED
Dum NERFINISHED
presentInCountry Bangladesh NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Nepal NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Dom people NERFINISHED
Lom people NERFINISHED
Romani people NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
local folk religions
scholarlyDebate origin of Romani people linked to Domba and related groups (contested)
socialClassification Dalit-associated community
socialRole itinerant entertainers
service providers to settled communities
socialStatus marginalized community
traditionalArtForm folk dance
folk music
traditionalInstrument drums
string instruments
traditionalLifestyle itinerant
peripatetic
traditionalOccupation animal trading
basketry
craft production
dancer
entertainer
metalworking
musician

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