Linguistic Maintenance and Cultural Idiosyncrasies in Greece’s Arvanitic Speaking Communities-Mesimi i Arvanishtes ne Greqine e fundit te shekullit te 19-te dhe fillimt te shekullit te 20-te; Ruajtja e gjuhes dhe vecorite kulturore te komuniteteve Arvanishtfolese ne Greqi.
Learning Arvanitic in Late 19th and Early 20th Century Greece: Linguistic Maintenance and Cultural Idiosyncrasies in Greece’s Arvanitic Speaking Communities Theodo r e G. Ze r vas (Chicago) Historical Origins Most historians agree that the Arvanites first settled central and southern Greece in the thirteenth century. A succession of migrations into Greece continued until the early nineteenth century. The Arvanites are thought to have originated from parts of present day Albania. Their identity has been linked to their Arvanitic ( Arvanitika ) or Tosk Albanian language and their practice of Greek Orthodox Christianity. One of the earliest accounts to mention the Arvanites is from Anna Comnema (1083–1153 ACE) in the twelfth century, where she briefly describes a town and people from Durrës in pres...
