Lovari
Lovari ("horse-dealer", from Hungarian "ló", horse) is a subgroup of the Romani people, who speak their own dialect, influenced by Hungarian and West Slavic dialects. They live predominantly throughout Central Europe (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Germany)[2] as well as in Southeastern Europe (Romania, Croatia, and northern Serbia).[3][4]
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| Vlax Romani | |
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| Other Romani peoples |
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Ethnology
The Lovari are a Romani people who speak a dialect influenced by Hungarian and West Slavic dialects. Their language is classified under Vlax Romani.[5] The Lovari are further divided into the Machvaya, named after the Mačva region, which they settled from modern day Hungary.
See also
References
- "Первое Арбитражное Учреждение - Авторизация".
- Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies) (PDF).
- Baló, Márton András (2015). "The nominal morphology of Lovari from an analogical perspective". Acta Linguistica Hungarica. 62 (4): 395–414. doi:10.1556/064.2015.62.4.2. JSTOR 26191784.
- Óhidy, Andrea; Forray, Katalin R. (30 September 2019). Lifelong Learning and the Roma Minority in Central and Eastern Europe. ISBN 9781838672591.
- "Lovara [Rombase]". Rombase.uni-graz.at. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
Bibliography
- Yoors Jan. The Gypsies. New York. 1983. ISBN 9780671493356
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