Definitions

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  • noun A dialect of Vlax Romani language belonging to the Romani languages.

Etymologies

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The Kalderash were originally cauldron makers (coppersmiths) in the Balkans and the name of the language refers to this.

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Examples

  • And Gaboresti, which is Kalderash with a really strong back of the throat rasp where lovari pronounces a pure s or r "leXke vs. leske." his

    languagehat.com: PATRIN. 2004

  • I checked my Greek Romani dictionary and my Russian Kalderash book, and they both gave del, but of course there's a lot of dialect differentiation.

    languagehat.com: LINGUISTIC COINCIDENCES. 2004

  • By now the Kalderash blood was spread thinly through the whole kumpania.

    Fiddler Fair Lackey, Mercedes 1998

  • Mostly, anyway, though there had been some Kalderash, or Coppersmiths, among them in the first years.

    Fiddler Fair Lackey, Mercedes 1998

  • Yes, the few Gitano we had are all gone, and the Kalderash with them, and most of the Lowara" "

    Burning Water Lackey, Mercedes 1989

  • Rrom tribes distinguish themselves by the names of their trades: * Lăutari = musicians and dancers * Căldărari (Kalderash) = Tin and copper smiths * Argintari = Jewellers * Fierari =

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • The Rrom tribes distinguish themselves by the names of their trades: * Lăutari = musicians and dancers * Căldărari (Kalderash) = Tin and copper smiths *

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • Rrom tribes distinguish themselves by the names of their trades: * Lăutari = musicians and dancers * Căldărari (Kalderash) = Tin and copper smiths * Argintari = Jewellers * Fierari =

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • There are numerous subgroups and clans with their own self-designations, such as the Kalderash, Machvaya, Boyash, Lovari, Modyar, In the

    WN.com - Articles related to Expulsion of Roma Raises Questions in France 2010

  • There are numerous subgroups and clans with their own self-designations, such as the Kalderash, Machvaya, Boyash, Lovari, Modyar, In the

    WN.com - Articles related to Expulsion of Roma Raises Questions in France 2010

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