Kalderash Roma

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The Kalderash Roma are a subgroup of the Romani people traditionally known as skilled metalworkers and coppersmiths, with a distinct language variety and cultural traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kalderash Roma canonical 5
Kalderash Romani 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romani subgroup
diasporaIn Argentina
Brazil
Canada
France
Germany
Hungary
Russia
Spain
Sweden
United States
ethnicGroupOf Romani people
linked to: Roma people
hasArtForm oral storytelling
traditional music
hasAutonym Kalderash
hasCulturalTrait craft-based economy
distinct dress customs
endogamy
extended family households
itinerant traditions
patriarchal social structure
ritual purity rules
strong kinship networks
hasExonym Căldărari
Kalderaši
hasLanguageVariety Kalderash Romani
linked to: Kalderash Roma
hasReligion Eastern Orthodoxy
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
folk beliefs
various Christian denominations
hasSocialInstitution clan-based organization
traditional elders council
hasTraditionalOccupation boilermaking
coppersmithing
metalworking
tinsmithing
languageBranch Vlax Romani
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
nameEtymology derived from a word for cauldron or boiler
relatedGroup Lovari Roma
Sinti
Ursari Roma
Vlax Roma
speaksLanguage Kalderash dialect of Romani
Romani language
subgroupOf Romani people
linked to: Roma people
traditionallyFoundIn Balkans
Central Europe
Romania

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rosa Taikon ethnicGroup Kalderash Roma
Rromani hasSubgroup Kalderash Roma
Vlax Roma hasSubgroup Kalderash Roma
Kalderash Roma hasLanguageVariety Kalderash Romani
linked to: Kalderash Roma
Lovari Roma relatedGroup Kalderash Roma
Gitanos relatedEthnicGroup Kalderash Roma