Names of The Aromanians - Other Names

Other Names

  • çoban - "shepherd", a term used by some of the Turks, as well as the Albanians, although Albanians also use "vla" (derived from "Vlach") and rëmër
  • rëmër, "Roman", an Albanian word derived from "Romanus", the word shows the phonetical changes in Albanian since the Roman times, showing that since ancient times, the Albanians always had some contacts with the Balkan Romans.

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