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The '''Kawliya''', '''Qawliya''' or '''Awaz''', '''Keche-Hjälp''' ({{lang-ar|كاولية or كاولي}}), also known as '''Zott''' and '''Ghorbati''' (known in English as ''Gypsies''), is a community in [[Iraq]] of [[Indian people|Indian]] origin, estimated to number over 60,000 people. Today they speak mostly Arabic, while their [[ethnolect]] is a mixture of [[Persian language|Persian]], Kurdish and Turkish, only spoken by the older generations. The largest tribes are the Bu-Baroud, Bu-Swailem, Bu-Helio, Bu-Dakhil, Bu-Akkar, Bu-Murad, Bu-Thanio, Bu-Shati, Al-Farahedah, Al-Mtairat, Bu-Khuzam, Bu-Abd, Bu-Nasif, Bu-Delli and Al-Nawar. Their main occupation is entertainment, and also small trades. |
The '''Kawliya''', '''Qawliya''' or '''Awaz''', '''Keche-Hjälp''' ({{lang-ar|كاولية or كاولي}}), also known as '''Zott''' and '''Ghorbati''' (known in English as ''Gypsies''), is a community in [[Iraq]] of [[Indian people|Indian]] origin, estimated to number over 60,000 people. Today they speak mostly [[Arabic]], while their [[ethnolect]] is a mixture of [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]] and [[Turkish language|Turkish]], only spoken by the older generations. The largest tribes are the Bu-Baroud, Bu-Swailem, Bu-Helio, Bu-Dakhil, Bu-Akkar, Bu-Murad, Bu-Thanio, Bu-Shati, Al-Farahedah, Al-Mtairat, Bu-Khuzam, Bu-Abd, Bu-Nasif, Bu-Delli and Al-Nawar. Their main occupation is entertainment, and also small trades. |
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The Kawliya migrated from [[India]] approximately 1,000 years ago. |
The Kawliya migrated from [[India]] approximately 1,000 years ago. |
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| Romani in Syria |
The Kawliya, Qawliya or Awaz, Keche-Hjälp (Template:Lang-ar), also known as Zott and Ghorbati (known in English as Gypsies), is a community in Iraq of Indian origin, estimated to number over 60,000 people. Today they speak mostly Arabic, while their ethnolect is a mixture of Persian, Kurdish and Turkish, only spoken by the older generations. The largest tribes are the Bu-Baroud, Bu-Swailem, Bu-Helio, Bu-Dakhil, Bu-Akkar, Bu-Murad, Bu-Thanio, Bu-Shati, Al-Farahedah, Al-Mtairat, Bu-Khuzam, Bu-Abd, Bu-Nasif, Bu-Delli and Al-Nawar. Their main occupation is entertainment, and also small trades.
The Kawliya migrated from India approximately 1,000 years ago.
Kawliya is also the name of a former village in the Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate near Al Diwaniyah, located about 100 miles southeast of Baghdad, where they live.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Shadid, Anthony (3 April 2004). "In a Gypsy Village's Fate, An Image of Iraq's Future". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
Further reading
- Zeidel, Ronen (2014). "Gypsies and Society in Iraq: Between Marginality, Folklore and Romanticism". Middle Eastern Studies. 50: 74–85. doi:10.1080/00263206.2013.849696. S2CID 144448156.
- "Minorities in Iraq: Memory, Identity and Challenges (Chapter of Gypsies in Iraq), Masarat Publication, Baghdad, 2013".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Chris Chapman; Preti Taneja (10 January 2009). Uncertain refuge, dangerous return: Iraq's uprooted minorities. Minority Rights Group International. ISBN 978-1-904584-90-2.