Ghorbati

Ghorbati is an ethnic group, a nomadic community in Iran[1] and Afghanistan.[2] They are widespread in Iran.[1] In 1976–77, the Ghorbati in Afghanistan numbered 1,000 families (ca. 5,000 people).[2] They are connected to the Basseri tribe, but their mother tongue is not Persian.[1] Their language, called Ghorbati, is a dialect of the Domari language.[3] They are distinct from the Koli, but share language with them.[4] They have also migrated to Maharashtra, India.[5] They are also known as Ghorbat, Gurbat, Qurbati.[6] The ethnonym is widely found in Gypsy communities (see Gurbeti).

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  1. 1 2 3 FREDRIK BARTH (1961). NOMADS OF SOUTH PERSIA. p. 91.
  2. 1 2 John Middleton (1995). Africa and the Middle East. G.K. Hall Company. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-8161-1815-1.
  3. ↑ International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford University Press. 2003. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-19-513977-8.
  4. ↑ Roma 4. Roma Publications. 1978. p. 43.
  5. ↑ Aparna Rao; Michael J. Casimir (2003). Nomadism in South Asia. Oxford University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-19-565745-6.
  6. ↑ R. Khanam (2005). Encyclopaedic ethnography of Middle-East and Central Asia. Global Vision Publishing House. p. 643. ISBN 978-81-8220-065-4.
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