Kalderash
The Kalderash are a subgroup of the Romani people. They were traditionally smiths and metal workers and speak a number of Romani dialects grouped together under the term Kalderash Romani, a sub-group of Vlax Romani.[1]
Etymology
The name Kalderash (kalderash in Romani, căldărari in Romanian, kalderás in Hungarian, калдараш (kaldarash) in Bulgarian, kalderaš in Serbo-Croatian, 'котляри (Kotlyary) in Ukrainian, and кэлдэрары (kelderary) in Russian) descends ultimately from Latin caldāria (related to Romanian căldare "cauldron, bucket, pail", Modern Greek καρδάρι (kardári) and English cauldron), in effect describing their trade as tinkers; see also the related to the Romanian word căldăraș.[2] Many Roma and non-Roma living throughout Europe have the surname "Caldaras", linking their ancestry to this Romani subgroup.[3]
Distribution
There are about 200,000 Căldărari living in Romania. They spread throughout Ukraine migrating from Bessarabia to the north and east.[4]
Notable Kalderash
- Ronald Lee, Canadian writer
- Matéo Maximoff, Romani-French writer
- Anton Pann, Romanian writer, musician (of the Wallachia region)
- Katarina Taikon, Swedish Romani author of books for children
- Rosa Taikon, sister of Katarina, Swedish Romani jeweller
See also
References
- "(PDF) Paternal genetic history of the Vlax Roma". ResearchGate.
- "ROMANI Project - Manchester". Romani.humanities.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ""Gypsies" in the United States". Smithsonianeducation.org. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- Maximoff, Matéo (August 22, 1998). "Kalderash New Testament and Psalms / E Nevi Viasta ai O Psalmo / Softcover / Caldarari, Kotlyary is the name for one of subgroups of Roma; this subgroup is widespread in the world". Bible Society – via Amazon.
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