e/Nawar (Syria)

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has gloss	eng: The Nawar constitute a minor ethnic group in Syria and around the middle east, also to be found in Israel (Jerusalem), Gaza, and the West Bank. They are a subgroup of the itinerant Dom people. This numerically small, widely dispersed people seems to have migrated to the region from the east in Byzantine times. As in other countries, they tend to keep apart from the rest of the population, which regards them as dishonorable yet clever. The Roma have traditionally provided musical entertainment at weddings and celebrations. The participation of Roma women in such activities is lucrative, yet at the same time it reinforces the group's low status. Roma also appear at festivals to work their trade as fortune-tellers, sorcerers, and animal trainers. In Syria today, one may still encounter Nawar encampments in rural areas.
lexicalization	eng: Nawar
instance of	e/Dom people