Lom people

Lom
Bosha

Bosha gypsies, 19th century
Regions with significant populations
Armenia, Georgia and Turkey
Languages
Lomavren, Armenian, Georgian, Turkish
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Romani, Doms, Domba, Ghorbati; other Indo-Aryans

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.

  1. ^ Journal / Gypsy Lore Society, Volume 1. Gypsy Lore Society. 1908 – via University of California.
  2. ^ "Info on Bosha – Armenian Roma". RomNews Network Community. 2007-10-28. Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2018-08-10.

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