Armenian Gypsies
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Armenian Gypsies, more accurately known as the Lom people, are a traditionally itinerant ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin living mainly in Armenia and neighboring regions, with their own distinct language and cultural practices.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lomavren | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ mixed language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Armenian Roma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bosha NERFINISHED ⓘ Lom people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturallyDistinctFrom |
Armenians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dom people NERFINISHED ⓘ Romani people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymInArmenian |
Բոշա
ⓘ
Լոմ ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
endogamy
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Lomavren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Indian subcontinent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwestern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Lom of Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lom of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lom of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Armenian language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romani language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| languageShift |
Lomavren is endangered
ⓘ
many speak Armenian ⓘ |
| livesIn |
Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedThrough |
Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small and dispersed communities ⓘ |
| practicesReligion | Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesIndoAryanOriginWith |
Dom people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romani people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
discrimination
ⓘ
social marginalization ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | itinerant ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
crafts
ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ metalworking ⓘ music ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.