Lom people
Ethnic group in Transcaucasia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Lom (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Loma people.
The Lom people (Turkish: Lomlar), also known by non-Loms as Bosha or Posha (Turkish: Poşa; Armenian: Բոշա; Georgian: ბოშა, romanized: bosha; Russian: Боша) or as Armenian Romani (Russian: армянские цыгане; Armenian: հայ գնչուներ) or Caucasian Romani[1] (Russian: кавказские цыгане), are an ethnic group originating from the Indian subcontinent.[2] Their Lomavren language is a mixed language, combining an Indo-Aryan substrate with Armenian.
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Bosha gypsies, 19th century | |
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Armenia, Georgia and Turkey | |
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Lomavren, Armenian, Georgian, Turkish | |
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Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Romani, Doms, Domba, Ghorbati; other Indo-Aryans |
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