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<i>For the country, see [[Albania]].</i>{{CountryInfo | |||
|Name = [[File:Albanian-icon.png]] Albanian People [[File:Albanian-icon.png]] | |Name = [[File:Albanian-icon.png]] Albanian People [[File:Albanian-icon.png]] | ||
|NativeName = Shqiptarët | |NativeName = {{ILSize|AlbanianL-icon.png|Albanian Language}}: Shqiptarët | ||
|founded = c. 1001 | |founded = c. 1001 | ||
|predicon = Illyrians | |predicon = Illyrians | ||
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|Time of Exist = Around 11th/12th century CE - Present | |Time of Exist = Around 11th/12th century CE - Present | ||
|Government = | |Government = | ||
|Languages = | |Languages = [[File:AlbanianL-icon.png]] [[Albanian Language|Albanian]] | ||
|Affiliation = | |Affiliation = | ||
*[[File:Albania-icon.png]] [[Albania]] (2,182,917 [2023]) | *[[File:Albania-icon.png]] [[Albania]] (2,182,917 [2023]) | ||
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}}The <b>Albanians</b> are an ethnicity that mainly resides in the Balkans. | }}The <b>Albanians</b> are an ethnicity that mainly resides in the Balkans. They are the main ethnic group of [[File:Albania-icon.png]] [[Albania]] and [[File:Kosovo-icon.png]] [[Kosovo]], and they also live in the neighboring countries of [[File:North Macedonia-icon.png]] [[North Macedonia]], [[File:Montenegro-icon.png]] [[Montenegro]], [[File:Greece-icon.png]] [[Greece]], and [[File:Serbia-icon.png]] [[Serbia]], as well as in [[File:Italy-icon.png]] [[Italy]], [[File:Croatia-icon.png]] [[Croatia]], [[File:Bulgaria-icon.png]] [[Bulgaria]], and [[File:Turkey-icon.png]] [[Türkiye|Turkey]]. Albanians also constitute a large diaspora with several communities established across [[File:Europe-icon.png]] [[Europe]] and the other continents. | ||
Albanians are believed to have a western Paleo-Balkanic origin, and due to geographic and historical factors, many scholars agree that they are at least partially descended from the [[File:Illyrians-icon.png]] [[Illyria|Illyrians]]. However, the question of which specific Paleo-Balkan groups contributed to the ethnogenesis of the Albanians remains a topic of academic debate. | |||
== History == | |||
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The first mention of the ethnonym [[File:Albania-icon.png]] [[Albanoi]] occurred in the 2nd century AD by [[File:Noocracy-icon.png]] [[Noocracy|Ptolemy]] describing an [[File:Illyria-icon.png]] [[Illyria|Illyrian]] tribe who lived around present-day central Albania. Though, the first certain reference to Albanians as an ethnic group comes from much later, in the 11th century and from the chronicler [[File:Tradition-icon.png]] [[Noocracy|Michael Attaleiates]] who describes them as living in the [[File:Byzantine-icon.png]] [[Dyrrhachium|theme of Dyrrhachium]]. | |||
The first <b>certain</b> attestation of medieval Albanians as an ethnic group is in [[File:Byzantine-icon.png]] [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] historiography in the work of [[File:Noocracy-icon.png]] [[Noocracy|Michael Attaleiates]] (1022–1080). Attaleiates mentions the term Albanoi twice and the term Arbanitai once. | |||
== Ethnonym == | |||
The Albanians (Albanian: Shqiptarët) and their country Albania (Albanian: Shqipëria) have been identified by many ethnonyms. The most common native ethnonym is "Shqiptar", plural "Shqiptarë"; the name "Albanians" ([[File:Byzantine-icon.png]] [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine Greek]]: Albanoi/Arbanitai/Arbanites; Latin: Albanenses/Arbanenses) was used in medieval documents and gradually entered [[File:EU-icon.png]] [[Europe|European]] Languages from which other similar derivative names emerged, many of which were or still are in use, such as [[File:EnglishL-icon.png]] [[English Language|English]] "Albanians"; [[File:ItalianL-icon.png]] [[Italian Language|Italian]] "Albanesi"; [[File:German-icon.png]] [[German Language|German]] "Albaner"; [[File:GreekL-icon.png]] [[Greek Language|Greek]] "Arvanites", "Alvanitis" (Αλβανίτης) plural: "Alvanites" (Αλβανίτες), "Alvanos" (Αλβανός) plural: "Alvanoi" (Αλβανοί); [[File:TurkishL-icon.png]] [[Turkish Language|Turkish]] "Arnaut", "Arnavut"; [[File:Slav-icon.png]] [[Slavs|South Slavic]] languages "Arbanasi" (Арбанаси), "Albanci" (Албанци); [[File:AromanianL-icon.png]] [[Aromanian Language|Aromanian]] "Arbinesh" and so on. | |||
== List of Notable Albanians == | |||
*[[File:EdiRama-icon.png]] [[Edi Rama Thought|Edi Rama]] (1964-) | |||
== See Also == | |||
*[[File:Albania-icon.png]] [[Albania]] | |||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:People Groups]] | [[Category:People Groups]] |
Latest revision as of 03:37, 17 November 2024
For the country, see Albania.
The Albanians are an ethnicity that mainly resides in the Balkans. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, and they also live in the neighboring countries of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Greece, and Serbia, as well as in Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Albanians also constitute a large diaspora with several communities established across Europe and the other continents.
Albanians are believed to have a western Paleo-Balkanic origin, and due to geographic and historical factors, many scholars agree that they are at least partially descended from the Illyrians. However, the question of which specific Paleo-Balkan groups contributed to the ethnogenesis of the Albanians remains a topic of academic debate.
History
The first mention of the ethnonym Albanoi occurred in the 2nd century AD by Ptolemy describing an Illyrian tribe who lived around present-day central Albania. Though, the first certain reference to Albanians as an ethnic group comes from much later, in the 11th century and from the chronicler Michael Attaleiates who describes them as living in the theme of Dyrrhachium.
The first certain attestation of medieval Albanians as an ethnic group is in Byzantine historiography in the work of Michael Attaleiates (1022–1080). Attaleiates mentions the term Albanoi twice and the term Arbanitai once.
Ethnonym
The Albanians (Albanian: Shqiptarët) and their country Albania (Albanian: Shqipëria) have been identified by many ethnonyms. The most common native ethnonym is "Shqiptar", plural "Shqiptarë"; the name "Albanians" ( Byzantine Greek: Albanoi/Arbanitai/Arbanites; Latin: Albanenses/Arbanenses) was used in medieval documents and gradually entered European Languages from which other similar derivative names emerged, many of which were or still are in use, such as English "Albanians"; Italian "Albanesi"; German "Albaner"; Greek "Arvanites", "Alvanitis" (Αλβανίτης) plural: "Alvanites" (Αλβανίτες), "Alvanos" (Αλβανός) plural: "Alvanoi" (Αλβανοί); Turkish "Arnaut", "Arnavut"; South Slavic languages "Arbanasi" (Арбанаси), "Albanci" (Албанци); Aromanian "Arbinesh" and so on.
List of Notable Albanians
- Edi Rama (1964-)