Arvanitika

//ˌɑːvəˈnɪtɪkə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An archaic form of the Albanian language spoken by a linguistic minority in Greece.

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek αρβανίτικα (arvanítika), a dialectal variant of αλβανικά (alvaniká, “Albanian”) related to Byzantine Greek Ἀρβανίτης (Arbanítēs). Borrowed from the albanian word and self-designation Arbër, rhotic variant of Arbën.

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