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| | Perceptions of Identity: Luli in Uzbekistan - thinking-east.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | However, in a tragic irony, the Luli themselves have a distorted perception of their own identity, and are on the verge of losing a century-old tradition. |
| | When asked about their occupation, most of the Luli reply “qidirish,” or “talbidan.” The word qidirish, which stems from the Uzbek language, means “to search,” “to travel” or “to visit” (relatives or friends), while the word talbidan (or, “talabidan”) means “to invite,” “search,” “wish” or “ask” and originates from the Persian language. |
| | But Luli are beggars, who don’t work, all they can do is beg.” The term tzigane is actually the common Eastern European name for the Rroma (identical to the Hungarian czig ny, the Russian zigan, the German zigeuner and even the Italian zingari) which infiltrated the region of Central Asian during the Soviet era. |
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