Torbeši

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Torbeši are a Slavic Muslim ethnic group primarily living in North Macedonia, known for speaking a Macedonian dialect and practicing Islam.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Torbeši canonical 1
Torbeši (endonym) 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Slavic Muslim community
ethnic group
alsoKnownAs Macedonian Muslims
Macedonians
surface form: Muslim Macedonians

Torbeshi
surface form: Torbes

Torbeshi
Torbeshi
surface form: Torbesi

Torbeš
continent Europe
countryOfResidence North Macedonia
culturalSphere Balkan Muslims
ethnicClassification South Slavs
ethnicReligionCombination Slavic Muslims in North Macedonia
ethnonymLanguage Macedonian
historicalProcess Islamization during Ottoman rule in the Balkans
historicalRegion Macedonia (Greece)
surface form: Macedonia
language Macedonian language
languageVariety Macedonian dialects
minorityStatus ethnic minority in North Macedonia
religious minority in North Macedonia
neighboringGroups Albanians
surface form: Albanians in North Macedonia

Turks
surface form: Turks in North Macedonia

ethnic Macedonians
primaryRegion Central North Macedonia
Eastern North Macedonia
Southwestern Region of North Macedonia
surface form: Western North Macedonia
regionOfCulturalInfluence Balkans
relatedGroup Bosniaks
Gorani
Macedonians
Pomaks
Torlakian Muslims
religion Islam
religiousBranch Sunni Islam
religiousInstitution Islamic Religious Community of North Macedonia
religiousPractice Islamic holidays observance
mosque attendance
religiousTradition Hanafi school
scriptUsedForLanguage Cyrillic script
selfIdentification Muslim Macedonians (for some members)
Torbeši self-linksurface differs
surface form: Torbeši (endonym)
settlementType rural communities
traditionalCulture Slavic folk customs
traditionalDressInfluence Macedonian traditional clothing
traditionalOccupation agriculture
livestock breeding

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Referenced by (2)

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

Bosniaks relatedEthnicGroup Torbeši
Torbeši selfIdentification Torbeši self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Torbeši (endonym)