Rogami ( cyrl, Рогами) was a historical
Albanian tribe
The Albanian tribes ( sq, fiset shqiptare) form a historical mode of social organization (''farefisní'') in Albania and the southwestern Balkans characterized by a common culture, often common patrilineal kinship ties tracing back to one progeni ...
in the
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...
. They inhabited the
Brda (Montenegro)
Brda ( Montenegrin and Serbian Cyrillic: Брда, "Highlands" or "Hills"), is a historical and ethnographical region in Montenegro. The historical tribes of Brda: Vasojevići, Bjelopavlići, Piperi, Kuči, Bratonožići, Morača and Rovčani co ...
area in central and eastern Montenegro, being centered around the region of
Piperi. Toponyms related to them can be found in many parts of the region.
The name ''Rogami'' is a compound of the Albanian words ''rogë'' (meaning 'clearing') and ''amë'' (meaning 'spring'). It appears in many locations throughout Brda and Malësia. ''Rogame'' is the name of a village of the Piperi, being mentioned since in 1455 (nominally divided into Gornji and Donji Rogami), while ''Rogami'' appears as the name of a mountain in
Montenegro
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. The name ''Roge'' appears as one of the places where the
Kuči would hold meetings and gatherings. The neighborhood's of ''Rogami'' in
Podgorica, as well as ''Rogame'' in
Tuzi Municipality are also linked to the tribe.
In the 1416-17 Venetian cadaster of Shkodër the surname ''Rogami'' appears in a few different villages. The village of Martan is headed by ''Nikolla Rogami'', and is inhabited by a certain ''Konstantin Rogami'' among others. ''Pal, Gusman and Zorz Rogami'' inhabit the villages of Bardh, Somes and Vulkatan respectively. Members of the tribe are also mentioned in a few other villages.
In the 1485 Ottoman cadaster of the sanjak of Shkodër the village of ''Rogam'' is mentioned as one of the villages forming the nahija of Piperi. The village has 11 households and could be an annual 550 ducats. The heads of the households were: ''Milan'' and ''Tanush'' sons of ''Vuçrin'', ''Nokaç ''and ''Lazar'' sons of ''Progon'', ''Radla'' son of ''Petko'', ''Dabzhiv'' son of ''Gjorgji'', ''Gjoçko'' son of ''Blin'', ''Vuksan'' son of ''Grubaç'', ''Vuçeta'' son of ''Bezhan'' and lastly the households of ''Nikolla Bashiqi'' and ''Progonaç Braniqi''. The names of the village suggest it was starting to undergo a process of
Slavicisation.
References
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Tribes of Montenegro
Albanian communities in Montenegro