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Romania, Hungary, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, Germany, Croatia, Serbia | |
Languages | |
Vlax Romani | |
Religion | |
Christianity (predominately Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity) [1] | |
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Other Romani peoples |
Lovari ("horse-dealer", from Hungarian "ló", horse) is a subgroup of the Romani people, who speak their own dialect, influenced by Hungarian and West Slavic dialects. They live predominantly throughout Central Europe ( Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Germany) [2] as well as in Southeastern Europe ( Romania, Croatia, and northern Serbia). [3] [4]
The Lovari are a Romani people who speak a dialect influenced by Hungarian and West Slavic dialects. Their language is classified under Vlax Romani. [5] The Lovari are further divided into the Machvaya, named after the Mačva region, which they settled from modern day Hungary.
Regions with significant populations | |
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Romania, Hungary, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, Germany, Croatia, Serbia | |
Languages | |
Vlax Romani | |
Religion | |
Christianity (predominately Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity) [1] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Romani peoples |
Lovari ("horse-dealer", from Hungarian "ló", horse) is a subgroup of the Romani people, who speak their own dialect, influenced by Hungarian and West Slavic dialects. They live predominantly throughout Central Europe ( Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Germany) [2] as well as in Southeastern Europe ( Romania, Croatia, and northern Serbia). [3] [4]
The Lovari are a Romani people who speak a dialect influenced by Hungarian and West Slavic dialects. Their language is classified under Vlax Romani. [5] The Lovari are further divided into the Machvaya, named after the Mačva region, which they settled from modern day Hungary.