Wallachian Roma

Wallachian Roma or Vlax Roma refers to a Romani community that migrated from what is today Romania (Wallachia) to Southeastern Europe and USA in the 18th and 19th centuries to escape the slavery in Romania. They speak Vlax Romani.

  • In Hungary (where they are known as Vlashika or Olah), they migrated from Romania as part of the "Kelderara" migration wave, and are subdivided into the Lovara, Bougeshti, Drizdari and others. They are related to the Kalderash. They are far smaller than the Hungarian Roma (known as Romungri), who mainly speak Hungarian.[1]
  • In Serbia (where they are known as Vlaški cigani), they migrated from Romania. They have converted to Eastern Orthodoxy and mostly speak Serbian fluently.

References
  1. Will Guy (2001). Between Past and Future: The Roma of Central and Eastern Europe. Univ of Hertfordshire Press. pp. 38–. ISBN 978-1-902806-07-5.
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