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The role of the Vlax Roma in shaping the European Romani maternal genetic history.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Oct 2011
Salihović Marijana Peričić, Barešić Ana, Klarić Irena Martinović, Cukrov Slavena, Lauc Lovorka Barać, Janićijević Branka
Abstract excerpt
The Roma are comprised of many founder groups of common Indian origins but different socio-cultural characteristics. The Vlax Roma are one of the founder Roma populations characterized by a period of bondage in the historic Romanian principalities, and by the archaic Romanian language. Demographic history suggests different migration routes of Roma populations, especially after their arrival in Mesopotamia and...
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