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| [[File:Dom man2 kurta eastbengal1860.jpg|230px|thumb|Dom man-1860 – Eastern [[Bengal]]]]
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| The '''Domba''' or '''Dom''' ([[Sanskrit]] ''ḍoma'', dialectally also Dombo, Domra, Domaka, Dombari and variants) are an [[ethnic group]], or groups, scattered across India.
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| Many are nomadic and peripatetic groups in Uttar Pradesh are said to be of Dom origin such as the Bangali, Bhantu, Bazigar, Habura, Kanjar, and Sansi. It could also be that term Dom is generically used to describe any peripatetic nomad, as all these groups mentioned are distinct and strictly endogamous. It is also believed that the [[Dom people|Dom or Domi people]] of the Middle East, in addition to the [[Roma people|Roma]] of Europe,<ref name="Matras1995">{{cite book|last=Matras|first=Yaron|title=Romani in Contact|date=1 June 1995|publisher=John Benjamins Publishing Company|isbn=978-9-02727-648-3|page=21}}</ref>{{qn|date=February 2017}} are descendants of Domba.
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| Its presumed root, ''ḍom'', which is connected with drumming, is linked to ''damara'' and ''[[damaru]]'', Sanskrit terms for "drum" and the Sanskrit verbal root डम् ''ḍam-'' 'to sound (as a drum)', perhaps a loan from [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]], e.g. [[Kannada language|Kannada]] ''ḍamāra'' 'a pair of kettle-drums', and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ''ṭamaṭama'' 'a drum, [[tomtom drum|tomtom]]'.<ref>T. Burrow and M.B. Emeneau, ''A Dravidian Etymological Dictionary'' 2nd ed. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1984), p. 257, entry #2949.</ref>
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| The people are called Bericho, Dom, or Doma. The Dom identity developed out of their work as musicians. They are a heterogeneous group, descended from a number of families that took up service with the various local rulers. The Dom belong to the [[Nizari Ismaili]] sect in [[Hunza Valley|Hunza]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647914842|title=Disappearing peoples? : indigenous groups and ethnic minorities in South and Central Asia|date=2007|publisher=Left Coast Press|others=Brower, Barbara Anne., Johnston, Barbara Rose.|isbn=978-1-59874-726-3|location=Walnut Creek, CA|oclc=647914842}}</ref>
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| There are around 706,000 Doms in Odisha.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/population_enumeration.html|website=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref>
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| In [[Varanasi]], the Hindu holy city in [[Uttar Pradesh]], the Dom perform the most important task of [[cremation]] of dead bodies. Many are nomadic and peripatetic groups in Uttar Pradesh are said to be of Dom origin such as the Bangali, [[Bhantu]], [[Bazigar]], [[Habura (caste)|Habura]], [[Kanjar]], and [[Sansi people|Sansi]]. It could also be that term Dom is generically used to describe any peripatetic nomad, as all these groups mentioned are distinct and strictly [[endogamy|endogamous]]. Some speak a dialect or [[argot]] of their own, while others speak the prevailing dialect or language.<ref>Nomads in India : proceedings of the National Seminar / edited by P.K. Misra, K.C. Malhotra</ref> The [[2011 Census of India]] for Uttar Pradesh showed the Dom as a Scheduled Caste with a population of 110,353.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/SC_ST/PCA-A10/SC-0900-PCA-A-10-ddw.xlsx |title= A-10 Individual Scheduled Caste Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix – Uttar Pradesh |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=6 February 2017}}</ref>
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| == References ==
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| == External links ==
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| *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060317194852/http://www.yakshagana.com/re-jan03.htm Dombari acrobats]
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| *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060503050112/http://www.afarm.org/Tribal.htm Government program geared towards Dombaris]
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| *[http://www.languageinindia.com/aug2002/indianmothertongues1961aug2002.html Dombari language speakers as listed in India]
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