Origins of the Changos - Martinas, Dumitru
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The term Chango (Csango) is the name of a population whose ethnic origin is the subject of much controversy. The term originates from the Magyar language (Hungarian) in which it means mixed or impure. Most Changos live in Romania, mainly in Transylvania and Moldavia. They are a bilingual people, speaking Romanian and Magyar, and their religion is Catholic. This book makes and important contribution to the scholarly discussion surrounding the question of the origin of the Changos and sheds new light on the history of this little known, but fascinating People. The only work on the subject…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
The term Chango (Csango) is the name of a population whose ethnic origin is the subject of much controversy. The term originates from the Magyar language (Hungarian) in which it means mixed or impure. Most Changos live in Romania, mainly in Transylvania and Moldavia. They are a bilingual people, speaking Romanian and Magyar, and their religion is Catholic. This book makes and important contribution to the scholarly discussion surrounding the question of the origin of the Changos and sheds new light on the history of this little known, but fascinating People. The only work on the subject written by a Chango scholar, this book disputes the theory that the Changos are of Magyar origin, a theory based on their Catholicism and their knowledge of the Magyar language, and demonstrates that this populations is in fact of Romanian ethnic origin. The author, Dumitru Martinas, bases his argument on linguistic evidence. He undertakes a thorough analysis of the so-called Chango dialect, pointing ou
The only work on the subject written by a Chango scholar, this book disputes the theory that the Changos are of Magyar origin, a theory based to a large extent upon their Catholicism, demonstrating that they are, in fact, of Romanian origin.
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Autorenporträt
The author, Dumitru Mărtinaș, was born to a Chango family in the village Butea, in the county of Iași, Romania. He dedicated his life to the study of the origins of the population to which he belonged. He made linguistic and historical investigations both in Târgu Mureș, where he worked as a professor of Romanian literature and language, and in his native village and other Chango villages.