Lomavren combines an Armenian grammatical base with Indo-Aryan lexicon

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Lomavren is a mixed language of the Lom people that blends Armenian structural features with a primarily Indo-Aryan vocabulary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf contact language
human language
mixed language
hasAlternativeName Bosha
hasClassificationNote often classified with Para-Romani varieties
hasCommunityFunction in-group communication for Lom people
hasContactOrigin Armenian–Indo-Aryan language contact
hasCulturalAssociation Lom ethnic identity
hasEndangermentStatus severely endangered
hasEthnologueType mixed language
hasGrammaticalBase Armenian
hasLanguageFamilyComponent Armenian
linked to: Armenian language

Indo-Aryan
hasLexiconSource Indo-Aryan languages
hasLinguisticFeature Armenian grammar with Indo-Aryan-derived lexicon
code-mixing origin
contact-induced change
hasMorphology similar to Armenian
hasPrimarilyLexicalOrigin Indo-Aryan
hasRegion Transcaucasia
linked to: South Caucasus
hasScript Armenian script
hasSpeakerEthnicity Lom people
hasStructuralFeaturesFrom Armenian
hasTypologicalProfile Armenian-based grammar with Indo-Aryan lexicon
hasVocabulary similar to Indo-Aryan languages
hasWordOrder similar to Armenian
relatedTo Domari language
Romani language
spokenIn Caucasus region
usedBy Lom people

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Lom people languageNote Lomavren combines an Armenian grammatical base with Indo-Aryan lexicon