Dom
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Dom are a traditionally itinerant ethnic group found across the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of South Asia, known for distinct languages, crafts, and musical traditions.
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
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traditionally itinerant people ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
distinct dance traditions
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distinct musical traditions ⓘ endogamous marriage patterns ⓘ strong clan and tribal structures ⓘ |
| demographicTrend |
many communities affected by urbanization
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some communities displaced by conflict in the Middle East ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticFamily | Indo-Aryan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymVariant |
Dom people
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Doms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geneticLinguisticRelation | shares distant common ancestry with Romani and Lom peoples ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Domi
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Dum ⓘ Dumari NERFINISHED ⓘ Dumān NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghagar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kawliya NERFINISHED ⓘ Nawar NERFINISHED ⓘ Qurbat NERFINISHED ⓘ Zott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Domari language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageBranch | Northwestern Indo-Aryan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticShift |
many Dom have shifted to Arabic
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some Dom have shifted to Kurdish ⓘ some Dom have shifted to Persian ⓘ |
| linguisticSituation | many Dom communities are bilingual or multilingual ⓘ |
| migrationPattern |
historically nomadic
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increasingly sedentary ⓘ |
| originHypothesis |
historical migration from Indian subcontinent to Middle East
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likely South Asian origin ⓘ |
| presentInCountry |
Afghanistan
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Middle East
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North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Lom people
NERFINISHED
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Romani people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Islam ⓘ Yazidism NERFINISHED ⓘ local folk beliefs ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
frequently stigmatized
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often marginalized ⓘ |
| traditionalArtForm |
dance
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music ⓘ oral poetry ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
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metal crafts ⓘ woodworking ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle |
itinerant
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peripatetic ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
animal trading
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blacksmithing ⓘ craft production ⓘ dance performance ⓘ entertainment ⓘ metalworking ⓘ music performance ⓘ storytelling ⓘ tinsmithing ⓘ |
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