Doms in Sudan explained

Group:Romani people in Sudan
Population:50,000
Langs:Domari, Sudanese Arabic
Rels:Islam, Romani religion
Related:Dom people, Nawar people, Kawliya

Doms in Sudan speak the Domari language. They immigrated to the territory of the present day Sudan from South Asia, particularly from India, in Byzantine times. Dom and Nawar people self-segregated themselves for centuries from the dominant culture of Sudan, who view Romani as dishonorable though clever. Historically, Gypsies in Sudan have provided musical entertainment as weddings and other celebrations. The Romani people or Gypsies in Sudan include subgroups like Nawar, Halebi and Ghagar.[1] [2]

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  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=54gyRnhIugkC&dq=sudan+nawar+gypsies&pg=PA236 Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World. By David J. Phillips
  2. Book: Berland, Joseph C. . 2004 . Customary Strangers: New Perspectives on Peripatetic Peoples in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia . Westport, Connecticut . Praeger Publishers . 0-89789-771-4 . 2013-10-28 .