Gurbeti

Gurbeti
Languages
	Kurbet language, Cypriot Turkish in Cyprus and North Cyprus, Vlax Romani language, Albanian language, Serbian language and Balkan Gagauz Turkish in the Balkans, also Crimean Tatar language in Crimea.
Religion
	Cultural Muslims, Serbian Orthodox Church

Gurbeti (also Kurbet or Kurbat or غربتی in Persian) are a sub-group of the Romani people living in Cyprus and North Cyprus,^[1] Turkey, Crimea, Albania, Serbia and the former Yugoslavia^[2]^[3] whose members are Eastern Orthodox and predominantly Muslim Roma.^[4]^[5] The Gurbeti make up approximately two thirds of the population of Roma in Macva, many of whom work in agriculture.^[4] In Kosovo, other Romani groups viewed the Gurbeti negatively.^[6]

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^ ^a ^b Cvorovic, Jelena (May–August 2006). "Gypsies Drown in Shallow Water: Oral Narratives among Macva Gypsies". Journal of Folklore Research. 43 (2): 129–148. doi:10.2979/JFR.2006.43.2.129. JSTOR 3814870. S2CID 144395001. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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^ Etnološki pregled: Revue d'etnologie. Vol. 10–12. 1972. p. 30.