Arbëreshë people

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The Arbëreshë people are an Albanian ethnic minority in Italy, known for preserving their medieval Albanian language, Byzantine religious traditions, and distinct cultural identity over centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Albanian diaspora community
ethnic group
associatedHistoricalFigure Skanderbeg
country Italy
culturalHeritage Byzantine liturgical tradition
medieval Albanian customs
oral epic poetry
polyphonic folk music
traditional Arbëreshë costumes
culturalIdentity distinct from both Italians and Albanians in Albania
diasporaFrom Albania
Epirus
Peloponnese
ethnicGroupOf Italy
ethnicOrigin Albanians
ethnonymInAlbanian Arbëreshë
linked to: Arbëresh
ethnonymInItalian Italo-Albanesi
heritageProtection protected by Italian law on historical linguistic minorities
historicalOriginPeriod late Middle Ages
languageBranch Albanian language
languageFamily Indo-European languages
languageVarietyOf Albanian language
legalStatusInItaly historical linguistic minority
maintainsTraditionsFrom medieval Albania
majorMigrationWave 15th century
16th century
migrationCause Ottoman conquest of Albania
nativeLanguage Arbëresh
notableCulturalElement Arbëreshë iconography
Arbëreshë religious chants
Arbëreshë wedding rituals
primaryRegionsInItaly Abruzzo
Apulia
Basilicata
Calabria
Campania
Molise
Sicily
recognizedAsMinorityIn Italy
religion Byzantine Rite Catholicism
linked to: Byzantine Rite

Eastern Catholicism
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
religiousAffiliationMajority Catholic Church
rite Byzantine Rite
selfIdentification Arbëreshë
linked to: Arbëreshë people
settledPrimarilyIn southern Italy
linked to: Southern Italy
traditionalReligionName Kisha Arbëreshe
usesScript Greek alphabet
Latin alphabet

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Italo-Albanian Catholic Church hasEthnicRoot Arbëreshë people
Arvanites relatedGroup Arbëreshë of Italy
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Arbëreshë people selfIdentification Arbëreshë
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Lungro ethnicCommunity Arbëreshë people
Lungro hasEthnicGroup Arbëreshë community
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Lungro belongsTo Arbëreshë settlements in Italy
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Piana degli Albanesi ethnicCommunity Arbëreshë
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Piana degli Albanesi partOf Arbëreshë communities in Italy
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Piana degli Albanesi hasCulturalHeritage Arbëreshë music
linked to: Arbëreshë people