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Lovari is a subgroup of the Romani people, who speak their own dialect, influenced by Hungarian. They live throughout Europe, in Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Poland, France, Germany, Italy, Greece and Ukraine.

Ethnology

The Lovari are a Romani people who speak a dialect influenced by Hungarian. The Lovari are further divided into the Machvaya, named after the Mačva region, which they settled from Hungary.

Religion

Most Lovari are Catholics, although the individuals born or living in the Balkan region (Romania, Croatia, Serbia, and Albania) and Russia are known to be Orthodox Christians.

Employment

Their historical trade was horse-trading and fortune-telling.

Customs

Lovari's traditional costume is based on Hungarian national costume and is seldom used nowadays. They also have very strict contamination customs.

Diaspora

Tucson, Arizona and Hamilton, Ontario both house large numbers of Machvaya as do the USA, Canada, Brazil and the United Kingdom as a whole.

See also

• Kalderash
• Ruska Roma

References

• Yoors Jan. "The Gypsies". NY. 1983.
• Ethnologue: Romani
• Lovari in Croatia