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Aromanians
The Aromanians ( rup, Armãnji, Rrãmãnji) are an ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgaria, northern and central Greece and North Macedonia, and can currently be found in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgaria, south-western North Macedonia, northern and central Greece, southern Serbia and south-eastern Romania ( Northern Dobruja). An Aromanian diaspora living outside these places also exists. The Aromanians are known by several other names, such as "Vlachs" or "Macedo-Romanians" (sometimes used to also refer to the Megleno-Romanians). The term "Vlachs" is used in Greece and in other countries to refer to the Aromanians, with this term having been more widespread in the past to refer to all Romance-speaking peoples of the Balkan Peninsula and Carpathian Mountains region (Southeast Europe). Their vernacular, Aromanian, is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aromanians In Bulgaria
The Aromanians in Bulgaria ( rup, armãnji or ; bg, Арумъни), commonly known as "Vlachs" ( bg, Власи, link=no) and under several other names, are a non-recognized Aromanians, Aromanian ethnic minority in Bulgaria. There are an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 Aromanians in Bulgaria, although estimates coming from Bulgarian Aromanians themselves raise this number to 6,000. They live in the Western Rhodopes, the Blagoevgrad Province, Blagoevgrad, Pazardzhik Province, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv Province, Plovdiv and Sofia Province, Sofia Provinces of Bulgaria, provinces and in the city of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria itself. More precisely, the Aromanians of Bulgaria are concentrated in the villages of Anton, Sofia Province, Anton and Dorkovo and on the cities and towns of Blagoevgrad, Dupnitsa, Peshtera, Rakitovo, Samokov, Sofia and Velingrad, as well as on parts of the aforementioned provinces located in the Balkan Mountains. Some also live on the towns of Bratsigovo and Pirdop and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aromanians In North Macedonia
The Aromanians in North Macedonia ( rup, Armãnji, mk, Аромани, ''Aromani''), also known as Vlachs ( rup, Vlahi, mk, Власи, ''Vlasi''), are an officially recognised minority group numbering some 9,695 people according to the 2002 census. They are concentrated in Kruševo, Štip, Bitola and Skopje. They are referred to as Vlachs by the Macedonian authorities and society. Ethnonyms The Aromanian population in North Macedonia are commonly known as ''Vlachs'' (Власи, ''Vlasi'') or ''Tsintsars'' (Цинцари, ''Cincari''), and have historically been called "Macedo-Romanians". History The Aromanians are a unique ethno-linguistic group, having their own culture and language, who have existed for over two thousand years in the Balkan peninsula.Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe. RECOMMENDATION 1333. 1997 Retrieved on 4 Jul 2008 They were for centuries considered a traditional mountain people and soon the word Vlach became synonymous with animal-husbandr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aromanians In Albania
sq, Arumunët në Shqipëri , native_name_lang = , image = File:Aromanians in Albania.png , image_caption = Map of Aromanian settlements in Albania , population = 8,266 (2011 census)Estimates go from 100,000 to 200,000 , popplace = Korçë County, Fier County, Gjirokastër County, Elbasan County, Vlorë County, Berat County, Durrës County, Tirana County , langs = Aromanian (native), Albanian, Greek , rels = Predominantly Eastern Orthodoxy , related_groups = , related-c = Aromanians The Aromanians in Albania ( rup, Armãnji/Rrãmãnji tu Arbinishii; sq, Arumunët/Vllehët në Shqipëri) are an officially recognised ethnic minority in Albania. Ethnonyms The Aromanians in Albania are officially called the ''Minoriteti Arumun''. The local population often refers to them as ''Vllehë'', ''Çobenjë'' (from Turkish ''çoban'', "shepherd"), ''Xacët'' or ''Xinxarët'', ''Gogët'', and ''Llacifacët'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aromanians In Serbia
sr, Аромуни у Србији / , image = , population = 243 ( 2011 census)5,000–15,000 (estimates) , popplace = Belgrade, Knjaževac, Niš, Pančevo, Smederevo , langs = Aromanian (native), Serbian , rels = Predominantly Eastern Orthodoxy , related-c = Aromanians The Aromanians in Serbia ( rup, armãnji or ; sr, Аромуни / or / ), most commonly known as "Tsintsars" ( sr, Цинцари, link=no / ) and sometimes as " Vlachs" ( sr, Власи, link=no / ), are a non-recognized Aromanian ethnic minority in Serbia. Historically, they were an isolated group who focused on preserved their culture, language and identity and on nomadic pastoralism. However, from the second half of the 20th century, the Serbian Aromanians would begin to put aside this practice and migrate to the cities, where they would be subject to assimilation. Many Aromanians came to Serbia after leaving Moscopole. This city had been the economic and cultural center of the Aromanians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aromanians Of Greece
The Aromanians in Greece ( rup, Armãnji tu Gãrtsii; el, Βλάχοι/Αρμάνοι στην Ελλάδα) are an Aromanian ethno-linguistic group native in Epirus, Thessaly and Western and Central Macedonia, in Greece. In the country, they are commonly known as " Vlachs" (Βλάχοι, Vláchoi) and referred to as "Vlachophone Greeks" or "Vlach-speaking Greeks", because most Aromanians in Greece have a Greek identity and identify themselves with the Greek nation and culture. Culture The Aromanians of Greece count with the Panhellenic Federation of Cultural Associations of Vlachs, a cultural organization of Aromanians. Music Cuisine List of settlements )'' * Delvinaki * Kefalovryso ''( rup, Migidei, Migidea)'' * Igoumenitsa * Paramythia'' ( rup, Pãrmãthia, Pãrmãthii)'' * Filiates * Arta * Vovousa ''( rup, Baiesa, Baiasa)'' * Smenos * Asproklisi * Anilio ''( rup, Nkiare, Chiarã)'' * Armata * Avdella ''( rup, Avdhella)'' * Distrato ''( rup, Briaza) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megleno-Romanians
The Megleno-Romanians, also known as Meglenites ( ruq, Miglinits), Moglenite Vlachs or simply Vlachs ( ruq, Vlaș), are a small Eastern Romance people, originally inhabiting seven villages in the Moglena region spanning the Pella and Kilkis regional units of Central Macedonia, Greece, and one village, Huma, across the border in North Macedonia. These people live in an area of approximately 300 km2 in size. Unlike the Aromanians, the other Romance speaking population in the same historic region, the Megleno-Romanians are traditionally sedentary agriculturalists, and not traditionally transhumants. Sometimes, the Megleno-Romanians are referred as "Macedo-Romanians" together with the Aromanians. They speak a Romance language most often called by linguists Megleno-Romanian or Meglenitic in English, and βλαχομογλενίτικα (''vlakhomoglenítika'') or simply μογλενίτικα (''moglenítika'') in Greek. The people themselves call their language ''vlahește ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aromanians In Romania
The Aromanians in Romania ( rup, armãnji or ; ro, aromâni or ) are a non-recognized ethnic minority in Romania that numbered around 26,500 people in 2006. Legally, Romania regards the Aromanians and other groups such as the Megleno-Romanians and the Istro-Romanians as part of the Romanian nation. This is according to a promulgated legislation according to which Romania supports the rights of all those who "assume a Romanian cultural identity, people of Romanian origin and persons that belong to the Romanian linguistic and cultural vein, Romanians who live outside Romania, regardless how they are called". Such is also the stance of the Romanian Academy. However, some Aromanians have protested against this and have demanded to be recognized as an ethnic minority within Romania. One of the main demands of this community has been to learn their language and culture in Romanian schools. Another has been the creation of a church for the Aromanians functioning in the Aromanian l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aromanian Diaspora
The Aromanian diaspora ( rup, Diaspora armãneascã) is any ethnically Aromanian living outside its traditional homeland in the Balkans. The Aromanians are a small Balkan ethnic group living scattered throughout Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia. Historically, they also used to live in other countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, although they have ever since been assimilated. Much of the Aromanian diaspora originates from the village of Moscopole (, , , or ). Formerly, Moscopole was an important city and one of the biggest in the Balkans, being rivaled only by Istanbul within the European Ottoman Empire. However, it was destroyed in 1788 by Ali Pasha of Ioannina. Many Aromanians were murdered or enslaved, and many left Moscopole and went to other parts of the Balkans, founding settlements such as Kruševo (), but also leaving the region and going to places like Budapest (now in Hungary), Vienna (in Austria) or what is now Italy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Aromanians
The flag of the Aromanians ( rup, Flãmbura-a armãnjilor) is an unofficial ethnic flag used by some of the Aromanians, an ethnic group from the Balkans. They are scattered in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia and their estimates range from 350,000 to 3 million people. There is no official Aromanian entity in any of these countries. Description The flag is a white field with a blue outline near the edges. In the center, there is a white circle outlined in blue and crossed by horizontal and diagonal blue bands. Aromanians from other countries also have their own versions of this flag. Furthermore, during the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and 1920, the Aromanians used a horizontal flag composed of five stripes: red, yellow, pale blue, yellow and black. In some cases and among some groups, the flag is considered "holy" and there are strict rules about its use in weddings. The flag is esteemed and rules are expected to be followed. Variations The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aromanian Language
The Aromanian language (, , , or ), also known as Macedo-Romanian or Vlach, is an Eastern Romance language, similar to Megleno-Romanian, Istro-Romanian and Romanian, spoken in Southeastern Europe. Its speakers are called Aromanians or Vlachs (a broader term and an exonym in widespread use to define Romance communities in the Balkans). Some scholars, mostly Romanian ones, consider Aromanian a dialect of Romanian. Aromanian shares many features with modern Romanian, including similar morphology and syntax, as well as a large common vocabulary inherited from Latin. An important source of dissimilarity between Romanian and Aromanian is the adstratum languages (external influences); whereas Romanian has been influenced to a greater extent by the Slavic languages, Aromanian has been more influenced by Greek, with which it has been in close contact throughout its history. Geographic distribution Aromanian is native to Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlachs
"Vlach" ( or ), also "Wallachian" (and many other variants), is a historical term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate mainly Romanians but also Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, Istro-Romanians and other Eastern Romance-speaking subgroups of Central and Eastern Europe. As a contemporary term, in the English language, the Vlachs are the Balkan Romance-speaking peoples who live south of the Danube in what are now southern Albania, Bulgaria, northern Greece, North Macedonia, and eastern Serbia as native ethnic groups, such as the Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians and the Timok Romanians. The term also became a synonym in the Balkans for the social category of shepherds, and was also used for non-Romance-speaking peoples, in recent times in the western Balkans derogatively. The term is also used to refer to the ethnographic group of Moravian Vlachs who speak a Slavic language but originate from Romanians. "Vlachs" were initially identified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istro-Romanians
The Istro-Romanians ( ruo, rumeri or ) are a Romance ethnic group native to or associated with the Istrian Peninsula. Historically, they inhabited vast parts of it, as well as the western side of the island of Krk until 1875. However, due to several factors such as the industrialization and modernization of Istria during the socialist regime of Yugoslavia, many Istro-Romanians emigrated to other places, be they Croatian cities such as Pula and Rijeka or places such as New York City, Trieste and Western Australia. The Istro-Romanians dwindled severely in number, being reduced to eight settlements on the Croatian side of Istria in which they do not represent the majority. It is known that the Istro-Romanians are actually not indigenous to Istria, since the differences between the Istro-Romanian language and the now extinct geographically close Dalmatian are notable. In addition, they count several similarities with the Transylvanian Romanians and Timok Vlachs, suggesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
