Arbëreshë people

E229781

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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All labels observed (7)

Statements (49)

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 Arbëresh
surface form: Arbëreshë
ethnonymInItalian Italo-Albanesi
heritageProtection protected by Italian law on historical linguistic minorities
historicalOriginPeriod late Middle Ages
languageBranch Albanian language
languageFamily Indo-European language family
surface form: 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
surface form: Byzantine Rite Catholicism

Eastern Catholic Churches
surface form: Eastern Catholicism

Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
religiousAffiliationMajority Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
rite Byzantine Rite
selfIdentification Arbëreshë people self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arbëreshë
settledPrimarilyIn Southern Italy
surface form: southern Italy
traditionalReligionName Kisha Arbëreshe
usesScript Greek alphabet
Latin alphabet

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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arbëreshë people
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (9)

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

Italo-Albanian Catholic Church hasEthnicRoot Arbëreshë people
Arvanites relatedGroup Arbëreshë people
this entity surface form: Arbëreshë of Italy
Arbëreshë people selfIdentification Arbëreshë people self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Arbëreshë
Lungro ethnicCommunity Arbëreshë people
Lungro hasEthnicGroup Arbëreshë people
this entity surface form: Arbëreshë community
Lungro belongsTo Arbëreshë people
this entity surface form: Arbëreshë settlements in Italy
Piana degli Albanesi ethnicCommunity Arbëreshë people
this entity surface form: Arbëreshë
Piana degli Albanesi partOf Arbëreshë people
this entity surface form: Arbëreshë communities in Italy
Piana degli Albanesi hasCulturalHeritage Arbëreshë people
this entity surface form: Arbëreshë music