Domi

E824978

Domi are an ethnic group, also known as the Dom people, traditionally associated with itinerant lifestyles and found across parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Domi canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dom people
ethnic group
culturalTrait distinct music
endogamous group structure
oral traditions
ethnicMinorityStatus recognized as minority in some countries
ethnonymDerivedFrom Dom
geographicDistributionType transnational minority
hasAlternativeName Dom
Dom people
Domi people
linked to: Halchidhoma people

Doms
hasAutonym Dom
hasEthnogenesisRegion South Asia
hasExonym Gypsy (pejorative in many contexts)
hasPopulationInCountry Egypt
India
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Pakistan
Syria
Turkey
hasPopulationInRegion Middle East
North Africa
South Asia
historicalAssociation peripatetic communities of the Middle East
linguisticFamily Indo-Aryan languages
migrationPattern historically nomadic
increasingly sedentary
notableLanguageStatus Domari is endangered in several regions
linked to: Domari language
relatedEthnicGroup Lom people
Romani people
linked to: Romani diaspora
religion Christianity
Islam
local religious traditions
socialStatusInHostSocieties often marginalized
speaksLanguage Domari
local majority languages
traditionallyAssociatedWith itinerant lifestyle
peripatetic trades
traditionalOccupation crafts
entertainment
metalworking
music performance

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Domba nameVariant Domi
Dom hasAlternativeName Domi
Dum hasAlternativeName Domi