Lori people

Not to be confused with Lurs.

Lori

Regions with significant populations
Pakistan	68,000 [1]
Languages
Saraiki
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Romani people

The Lori are a nomadic community found in the Pakistan. Originally from Sindh, who migrated westward. ^[2] They must not be confused with the Lurs, who are an entirely distinct people also living in Iran. ^{[3] [4]}

Present circumstances

Traditionally, the Lori along with Darzada, Nakib, Lundi, Lutti, Behari/Bahari and Wardili were the gypsies, tinkers, minstrels, carpenters, tailors and the blacksmiths. ^{[5] [6]} Each occupational group is distinguished by a special appellation. For example, the carpenter is known as (Dar tarash Lori) and the blacksmith is known as (Asinkar Lori). While those groups involved in entertainment are known as (Dohli), or drummers, and are a strictly endogamous group. The dholi are also involved in jugglery, palmistry, and fortune telling. Historically, they were also the sellers of donkeys, but this occupation has declined with the growth in modern transportation. ^[4]

In the Kachhi region of Balochistan, the Lori live among the Jamot. Their traditional occupation was blacksmithing ^[7] with many of the women employed as midwives. Most Lori of Kacchi also speak Saraiki. ^[8]

References

1. "Lori in Pakistan people group profile".
2. Khuhro, Hamida (1981). Sind Through the Centuries: Proceedings of an International Seminar Held in Karachi in Spring 1975. Oxford University Press. p. 242. ISBN   978-0-19-577250-0. The lori, were originally from Sind but have migrated westward.
3. Coastal Makran as Corridor to the Indian Ocean World by Sabir Badalkhan in Eurasian Studies (2002): 1/2 pp 257-262
4. Phillips, David J. (2001) Peoples on the Move: introducing the nomads of the world Piquant, Carlisle, p. 295, ISBN   1-903689-05-8
5. Nyrop, Richard F. (1971). Area Handbook for Pakistan. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 62.
6. Hughes, Albert William (1877). The Country of Balochistan: Its Geography, Topography, Ethnology, and History. G. Bell. p. 165.
7. Phillips, David J. (2001) Peoples on the Move: introducing the nomads of the world Piquant, Carlisle, p. 295
8. Coastal Makran as Corridor to the Indian Ocean World by Sabir Badalkhan in Eurasian Studies (2002): 1/2 pp 257–262