Aromanians
ethnic group native to the Balkans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Aromanians (Aromanian: Armãnji, Rrãmãnji) are an ethnic group who speak an Eastern Romance language and are native to the southern Balkans.[2] There are several theories about them.[3] The strongest theory[3] says that they are descendants of Latin-speaking Greeks from areas of Ancient Greece like Macedonia.[4][5][3][6] The Aromanians are called Vlachs but call themselves Aromani or Arumani.[3] In one of their songs called the Song of Metsovo, Aromanians sing: "Νόι ντι του μούντσι χίμου Ελάσλι" (transliteration: "Nói nti tou moúntsi chímou Elásli", "We highlanders are the Hellenes").[7]
Quick Facts Armãnji, Rrãmãnji, Total population ...
Armãnji, Rrãmãnji | |
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Total population | |
c. 250,000 (Aromanian-speakers)[1] | |
Languages | |
Aromanian | |
Religion | |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Latin-speaking peoples such as Romanians, Moldovans, Megleno-Romanians, and Istro-Romanians |
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