Arbëresh

E135573

Arbëresh is a variety of the Albanian language spoken by the Arbëreshë ethnic minority in southern Italy, preserving many archaic features distinct from standard Albanian.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Albanian language variety
Balkan language
endangered language
minority language
belongsToSprachbund Balkan Sprachbund
differsFrom Standard Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
ethnicGroupAssociatedWith Arbëreshë
linked to: Arbëresh
hasAlternativeName Arbëresh Albanian
linked to: Arbëresh

Arbëresh language
linked to: Arbëresh

Arbërisht
hasAncestor Arvanitika-related Albanian varieties
Medieval Tosk Albanian
linked to: Medieval Albanian
hasCulturalAssociation Byzantine rite traditions
Eastern Catholic communities
hasDialect Calabrian Arbëresh dialects
Molise Arbëresh dialects
Sicilian Arbëresh dialects
hasEndangermentStatus definitely endangered
hasFeature influenced by Calabrian dialects
influenced by Greek
influenced by Italian
influenced by Sicilian
preserves archaic Albanian lexicon
preserves archaic Albanian morphology
preserves archaic Albanian phonology
hasMorphologicalFeature conservative noun declension patterns
conservative verb conjugation patterns
hasPhonologicalFeature conservative consonant clusters
retention of nasal vowels in some dialects
hasStatus minority language in Italy
hasSyntacticFeature use of Balkan Sprachbund structures
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
languageFamily Albanian language
Indo-European languages
originatesFromMigration Albanian migrations to Italy in the 15th century
Albanian migrations to Italy in the 16th century
spokenBy Arbëreshë
spokenIn Italy
Southern Italy
spokenInRegion Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Campania
Molise
Sicily
subclassOf Tosk Albanian
linked to: Gheg
usedIn community events
folk songs
oral tradition
religious ceremonies

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tosk hasDialect Arbëresh
Tosk usedByEthnicGroup Arbëreshë
linked to: Arbëresh
Proto-Albanian isAncestorOf Arbëresh Albanian
linked to: Arbëresh
Common Albanian precedes Arbëresh Albanian
linked to: Arbëresh
Common Albanian developedInto Arbëresh Albanian
linked to: Arbëresh
Apulia hasRegionalLanguage Arbëreshë Albanian
linked to: Arbëresh
Calabria hasRegionalLanguages Arbëresh (Italo-Albanian)
linked to: Arbëresh
Molise hasMinorityLanguage Albanian dialects (Arbëreshë)
linked to: Arbëresh
Arvanites endonym Arbëresh
Arvanitika closelyRelatedTo Arbëresh
Arvanitika hasAutonym Arbërishtja
linked to: Arbëresh
Arbëresh ethnicGroupAssociatedWith Arbëreshë
linked to: Arbëresh
Arbëresh hasAlternativeName Arbëresh Albanian
linked to: Arbëresh
Arbëresh hasAlternativeName Arbëresh language
linked to: Arbëresh
Calabria recognizedMinorityLanguage Arbëreshë Albanian
subject linked to: modern Calabria
linked to: Arbëresh
Arbëreshë people ethnonymInAlbanian Arbëreshë
linked to: Arbëresh
Lungro languageTradition Arbëresh