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Nartë

December 04, 2023

Nartë (Albanian definite form: Narta; Greek: Νάρτα, also Άρτα, Arta or Παλαιοάρτα, Palioarta)[1] is a community in Vlorë County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë.[2] It is situated northwest of the city of Vlorë. It is predominantly inhabited by ethnic Greeks who speak a unique northern Greek dialect, as well as Albanian.

Nartë
Άρτα
Village
Trilingual sign in Nartë
Nartë
Coordinates: 40°29′57″N 19°27′26″E / 40.49917°N 19.45722°E / 40.49917; 19.45722
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalityVlorë
Municipal unitQendër Vlorë
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Etymology edit

There is no convincing origin for the name of the settlement.[3] Doris Kyriazis argues that the toponym Narta derives from Slavic and means 'summit', 'cape'.[4] Synonymous toponyms are also found in various locations in the Slavic world.[5] According to this view, from Slavic it would have been transmitted into Greek Άρτα and Albanian Nartë.[6] Kyriazis also states that the prefix n- comes possibly from the Greek language through the evolution 'tin Arta' -> 'ti Narta' -> 'Narta' and was used as a loan in the Albanian language.[7] Alternatively Shaban Demiraj argues that the name Nartë is from through the Albanian preposition në meaning "in" or "to", and Arta.

Demographics edit

The local population are predominantly members of the ethnic Greek minority in Albania, just like the inhabitants of neighboring Zvërnec, and both use a distinct northern idiom of modern Greek.[8][9][10][11] They also speak Albanian.[12] Due to emigration to Greece, the population of the village as of 2023 is estimated to be no more than 250; one-tenth of its population three decades ago.[13]

Dialect edit

Narte is the northernmost area of Greek speech among the Greek speaking regions in Albania, while in the local dialect northern vocalism prevails.[14] Due it its geographic isolation it preserves archaic features. Under this context it has partial isoglosses with Greek speech in Magna Graecia, the Ionian islands, Epirus but also with more distant Greek-speaking centres: Cyprus, Thrace and Asia Minor.[15] Due to the isolation of the People's Republic of Albania (1945-1991) the local Greek dialect was not affected by modern standard Greek. Nevertheless after the restoration of democracy in Albania (1991) standard Greek became popular especially among the younger generations.[16]

According to Doris Kyriazis, the uninterrupted presence of the local Greek dialect is also attested by the loans it provided to the adjacent Albanian dialects.[17]

History edit

During classical antiquity the coastal area of the Bay of Vlorë, where the present-day villages of Nartë and Zvërnec are located, was settled by Ancient Greeks. Since at present those two villages constitute the northernmost pockets of Modern Greek speech, scholar Hatzopoulos (1997) wonders if it is a coincidence or they are isolated relics of the ancient Balaiitai and Horikioi.[18][19] The view of an uninterrupted Greek presence from antiquity is rejected by Sh. Demiraj (2010), on the grounds that it is not backed up by linguistic evidence or historic documentation, instead arguing that their ancestors consist of relatively late incoming emigrants from the Greek speaking areas of Arta. Demiraj points to anthroponymic data gathered from 16th century Ottoman tax registers, specifically those of the years 1520 and 1583, in which the defters of the village of Narta display south Albanian Orthodox anthroponomy. Moreover, the names attested lack the Greek suffix "s", and contain consonants unusual to modern Greek, such as /b (Bogdan, Tërbari). Since the population of the village partly consists of immigrants from neighboring Albanian villages, indicated by surnames like Bulku or Palasa, the issue regarding the use of the Greek language remains open.[19] Kyriazis (2012) argues that those 16th century Ottoman registers provide proofs of the continuity and the differentiation of the synthesis of the population.[20] He also states that if we consider that the local Greek speech has a depth of time that reaches antiquity, then we should investigate and interpret how and when it acquired characteristics of northern vocalism.[17]

The settlement is mentioned at the first time as Narda in an Ottoman traveller's log of 1520.[21]

In 1873 a Greek school was founded in the village. Greek education was expanded with the opening of a girls' school and a kindergarten in the early 1900s.[22]

With the incorporation of the area to the Albanian state (1912) the Greek school was closed down. During the People's Republic of Albania (1945-1991) public use of the Greek language was prohibited as well as any mention of the Greek origin of the locals.[23]

Geography edit

The surrounding region has many salt marshes. Narta Lagoon, which hosts a unique ecosystem, lies north of the village.[24] The salt marches of Narta constitute a rare and characteristic habitat type and is a unique feature in Albania.[25]

Attractions edit

One of the local tourist attractions is the annual three-day festival.[26] It was revived on 11-13 April 2004, after a lapse of several years.[27] It takes place in the second week of April were Carnival celebration occur. The festivities also include concerts, an ethno-gastronomic fair, sports and public awareness events.[28]

An Orthodox church lies on the centre of the village.[29]

Bibliography edit

  • Demiraj, Shaban (2010). "Narta". In Demiraj, Bardhyl (ed.). Wir sind die Deinen: Studien zur albanischen Sprache, Literatur und Kulturgeschichte, dem Gedenken an Martin Camaj (1925-1992) gewidmet (in Albanian). Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-06221-3.
  • Kyriazis, Doris (2012). "The Greek Idiom of Arta (Vlore)". 10ο Διεθνές Συνέδριο Ελληνικής Γλωσσολογίας: 891. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  • Kyriazis, Doris K. (2018). "Language contact and onomastics: tautological constructs, folk etymologies and some methodological issues". Romanoslavica. LIV (3): 161–170. ISSN 2537-4214. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  • Papayannis, Thymio (2008). Action for culture in Mediterranean wetlands (PDF). Athens: Med-INA. ISBN 978-960-89972-0-2. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

References edit

  1. ^ Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière, Hammond (1967). Epirus: the Geography, the Ancient Remains, the History and Topography of Epirus and Adjacent Areas. Clarendon P. p. 131. [...] Greek speaking village of Arta or Palioarta, as it is called locally (incorrectly Narte on the staff map)
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ Kyriazis, 2012, p. 896
  4. ^ Kyriazis, 2018, p. 161
  5. ^ Kyriazis, 2012, p. 896
  6. ^ Kyriazis, 2018, p. 162
  7. ^ Kyriazis, Doris (2001). "Greek Influence on the Albanian Language". Didaktorika.gr (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: 145, 177. Retrieved 29 November 2022. πριν από φωνήεν: Άρτα ['aita] > N'artë. Πιθανότατα εδώ η ανάπτυξη έγινε στην ελληνική και οφείλεται στη συμπροφορά: την Άρτα > τηνΆρτα > τη Νάρτα > Νάρτα, Το τοπωνύμιο Nartë, χωριό κοντά στην Αυλώνα, από συνεκφορά την Αρτά > την Νάρτα > τη Νάρτα > N'artë
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 2016-05-07.
  9. ^ Κυριακής, Δώρης Κ. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-21.
  10. ^ Doris, 2012, p.
  11. ^ Πιτούλη – Κίτσου Χριστίνα, Οι Ελληνοαλβανικές Σχέσεις και το Βορειοηπειρωτικό Ζήτημα κατά τη Περίοδο 1907 – 1914, Athens 1997, page 120.
  12. ^ Demiraj 2010, p. 566: "Midis vendbanimeve të Gjirit të Vlorës, që si gjuhë amtare prej shekujsh kanë pasur shqipen, veçohet fshati i Nartës, ku banorët flasin greqisht (dhe shqip)."
  13. ^ https://balkaninsight.com/2023/04/20/deserted-albanian-village-tries-to-keep-ancient-carnival-alive/
  14. ^ Spyrou, Aristotle (2014). "Modern Greek Dialects of Albania | Vestnik of St.Petersburg State University. Series 9. PHILOLOGY. ASIAN STUDIES. JOURNALISM". MFK.spbu.ru: 410. Retrieved 14 August 2022. [...] in the northernmost point of the hellenophony, the dialect of Narta, the northern vocalism prevails.
  15. ^ Kyriazis, 2012, p. 898-897
  16. ^ Kyriazis, 2012, p. 891-892
  17. ^ a b Kyriazis, 2012, p. 897: "Η διαχρονική του παρουσία επιβεβαιώνεται κι από τις λέξεις που δάνεισε στα γειτονικά ιδιώματα της αλβανικής. Αν θεωρήσουμε ότι στο γεωγραφικό αυτό σημείο η ελληνική διαθέτει βάθος χρόνου που αγγίζει την αρχαιότητα, θα πρέπει να ερευνήσουμε και να ερμηνεύσουμε πώς και πότε η συγκεκριμένη εστία ελληνοφωνίας απέκτησε χαρακτηριστικά βόρειου φωνηεντισμού. Οφείλεται αυτό σε μια μεταγενέστερη, κατά τα χρόνια πιθανόν της πρώιμης Τουρκοκρατίας, μαζική εγκατάσταση πληθυσμού που μιλούσε βόρειο ιδίωμα8; Ή μήπως ήταν η ίδια η εσωτερική δυναμική του ιδιώματος που οδήγησε σε αυτή την εξέλιξη9; Σημειώνουμε ότι οι ενδυμασίες των γυναικών της ΆΑ και η συνήθειά τους να κουβαλάνε αντικείμενα τοποθετώντας τα πάνω στο κεφάλι, προσιδιάζουν με αυτά της νησιωτικής Ελλάδας (Επτάνησα) και της Κάτω Ιταλίας. Η σύνθετη προβληματική που αναδύεται δεν μπορεί να αντιμετωπιστεί παρά μόνο με μια διεπιστημονική προσέγγιση."
  18. ^ Hatzopoulos, Sakellariou & Loukopoulou 1997, pp. 144-145: "The above review suggests that the northern boundaries of Hellenism in Epirus during Classical Antiquity lay in the valley of the Aoos . Is it purely chance that at the present day, the northernmost Greek - speaking villages are Arta and Svernitsa in the Gulf of Aulon -isolated relics of the ancient Horikioi and Balaiitai?"
  19. ^ a b Demiraj 2010, p. 573
  20. ^ Kyriazis, Doris (2012). "Slavic elements in the Greek idioms of South Albania". Philologica Jassyensia. 15 (VII/I): 162. Retrieved 12 September 2017. owever, there are a lot of – mainly women's – names recorded only in AA that can help us in following the course and the demographic synthesis of this settlement. In the ledger of 1520, names of Slavic origin are found as well as the diminutive suffix –ko, whereas in the one of 1583 there is at least one case in which we learn that Vaso Lito is from Maura (island of Lefkada − Λευκάδα). The examples above are proofs of the continuity and the differentiation of the synthesis of the AA population.
  21. ^ Doris, 2012, p. 896
  22. ^ Koltsida, Athina (2008). Η Εκπαίδευση στη Βόρειο Ήπειρο κατά την Ύστερη Περίοδο της Οθωμανικής Αυτοκρατορίας [Education in Northern Epirus during the Latter Ottoman Period] (pdf) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. pp. 249–250. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  23. ^ Kyriazis, 2012, p. 891
  24. ^ Council of Europe, Albania. Ministry of Health and Environment (1995). Protection of coastal areas of the Adriatic Sea: proceedings : colloquy organised within the framework of European Nature Conservation Year 1995 in co-operation with the Ministry of Health and Environment of Albania. Council of Europe. ISBN 978-92-871-2851-5.
  25. ^ Papayannis, 2008, p. 89
  26. ^ Gloyer Gillian (2008). The Bradt Travel Guide Albania. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-84162-246-0.
  27. ^ Papayannis, 2008, p. 107
  28. ^ Papayannis, 2008, p. 107, 206
  29. ^ Genuario Belmonte; Salvatore Moscatello; Anna Maria Miglietta; Bilal Shkurtaj (2008). "Ecotourism in Albania: the proposal of naturalistic routes in the Vlora region". Thalassia Salentina. 31 (1). doi:10.1285/i15910725v31p13.

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Narte Albanian definite form Narta Greek Narta also Arta Arta or Palaioarta Palioarta 1 is a community in Vlore County At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlore 2 It is situated northwest of the city of Vlore It is predominantly inhabited by ethnic Greeks who speak a unique northern Greek dialect as well as Albanian Narte ArtaVillageTrilingual sign in NarteNarteCoordinates 40 29 57 N 19 27 26 E 40 49917 N 19 45722 E 40 49917 19 45722Country AlbaniaCountyVloreMunicipalityVloreMunicipal unitQender VloreTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Contents 1 Etymology 2 Demographics 3 Dialect 4 History 5 Geography 6 Attractions 7 Bibliography 8 ReferencesEtymology editThere is no convincing origin for the name of the settlement 3 Doris Kyriazis argues that the toponym Narta derives from Slavic and means summit cape 4 Synonymous toponyms are also found in various locations in the Slavic world 5 According to this view from Slavic it would have been transmitted into Greek Arta and Albanian Narte 6 Kyriazis also states that the prefix n comes possibly from the Greek language through the evolution tin Arta gt ti Narta gt Narta and was used as a loan in the Albanian language 7 Alternatively Shaban Demiraj argues that the name Narte is from through the Albanian preposition ne meaning in or to and Arta Demographics editThe local population are predominantly members of the ethnic Greek minority in Albania just like the inhabitants of neighboring Zvernec and both use a distinct northern idiom of modern Greek 8 9 10 11 They also speak Albanian 12 Due to emigration to Greece the population of the village as of 2023 is estimated to be no more than 250 one tenth of its population three decades ago 13 Dialect editNarte is the northernmost area of Greek speech among the Greek speaking regions in Albania while in the local dialect northern vocalism prevails 14 Due it its geographic isolation it preserves archaic features Under this context it has partial isoglosses with Greek speech in Magna Graecia the Ionian islands Epirus but also with more distant Greek speaking centres Cyprus Thrace and Asia Minor 15 Due to the isolation of the People s Republic of Albania 1945 1991 the local Greek dialect was not affected by modern standard Greek Nevertheless after the restoration of democracy in Albania 1991 standard Greek became popular especially among the younger generations 16 According to Doris Kyriazis the uninterrupted presence of the local Greek dialect is also attested by the loans it provided to the adjacent Albanian dialects 17 History editDuring classical antiquity the coastal area of the Bay of Vlore where the present day villages of Narte and Zvernec are located was settled by Ancient Greeks Since at present those two villages constitute the northernmost pockets of Modern Greek speech scholar Hatzopoulos 1997 wonders if it is a coincidence or they are isolated relics of the ancient Balaiitai and Horikioi 18 19 The view of an uninterrupted Greek presence from antiquity is rejected by Sh Demiraj 2010 on the grounds that it is not backed up by linguistic evidence or historic documentation instead arguing that their ancestors consist of relatively late incoming emigrants from the Greek speaking areas of Arta Demiraj points to anthroponymic data gathered from 16th century Ottoman tax registers specifically those of the years 1520 and 1583 in which the defters of the village of Narta display south Albanian Orthodox anthroponomy Moreover the names attested lack the Greek suffix s and contain consonants unusual to modern Greek such as b Bogdan Terbari Since the population of the village partly consists of immigrants from neighboring Albanian villages indicated by surnames like Bulku or Palasa the issue regarding the use of the Greek language remains open 19 Kyriazis 2012 argues that those 16th century Ottoman registers provide proofs of the continuity and the differentiation of the synthesis of the population 20 He also states that if we consider that the local Greek speech has a depth of time that reaches antiquity then we should investigate and interpret how and when it acquired characteristics of northern vocalism 17 The settlement is mentioned at the first time as Narda in an Ottoman traveller s log of 1520 21 In 1873 a Greek school was founded in the village Greek education was expanded with the opening of a girls school and a kindergarten in the early 1900s 22 With the incorporation of the area to the Albanian state 1912 the Greek school was closed down During the People s Republic of Albania 1945 1991 public use of the Greek language was prohibited as well as any mention of the Greek origin of the locals 23 Geography editThe surrounding region has many salt marshes Narta Lagoon which hosts a unique ecosystem lies north of the village 24 The salt marches of Narta constitute a rare and characteristic habitat type and is a unique feature in Albania 25 Attractions editOne of the local tourist attractions is the annual three day festival 26 It was revived on 11 13 April 2004 after a lapse of several years 27 It takes place in the second week of April were Carnival celebration occur The festivities also include concerts an ethno gastronomic fair sports and public awareness events 28 An Orthodox church lies on the centre of the village 29 Bibliography editDemiraj Shaban 2010 Narta In Demiraj Bardhyl ed Wir sind die Deinen Studien zur albanischen Sprache Literatur und Kulturgeschichte dem Gedenken an Martin Camaj 1925 1992 gewidmet in Albanian Harrassowitz Verlag ISBN 978 3 447 06221 3 Kyriazis Doris 2012 The Greek Idiom of Arta Vlore 10o Die8nes Synedrio Ellhnikhs Glwssologias 891 Retrieved 16 September 2022 Kyriazis Doris K 2018 Language contact and onomastics tautological constructs folk etymologies and some methodological issues Romanoslavica LIV 3 161 170 ISSN 2537 4214 Retrieved 16 September 2022 Papayannis Thymio 2008 Action for culture in Mediterranean wetlands PDF Athens Med INA ISBN 978 960 89972 0 2 Retrieved 20 September 2022 References edit Nicholas Geoffrey Lempriere Hammond 1967 Epirus the Geography the Ancient Remains the History and Topography of Epirus and Adjacent Areas Clarendon P p 131 Greek speaking village of Arta or Palioarta as it is called locally incorrectly Narte on the staff map Law nr 115 2014 PDF in Albanian p 6376 Retrieved 25 February 2022 Kyriazis 2012 p 896 Kyriazis 2018 p 161 Kyriazis 2012 p 896 Kyriazis 2018 p 162 Kyriazis Doris 2001 Greek Influence on the Albanian Language Didaktorika gr in Greek Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 145 177 Retrieved 29 November 2022 prin apo fwnhen Arta aita gt N arte Pi8anotata edw h anapty3h egine sthn ellhnikh kai ofeiletai sth symprofora thn Arta gt thnArta gt th Narta gt Narta To topwnymio Narte xwrio konta sthn Aylwna apo synekfora thn Arta gt thn Narta gt th Narta gt N arte H sxesh toy Ellhnikoy glwssikoy idiwmatos ths Xeimarras me ta alla neoellhnika idiwmata Archived from the original on 2016 05 07 Kyriakhs Dwrhs K TO ELLHNIKO GLWSSIKO IDIWMA THS ARTAS AYLWNA Aristoteleio Panepisthmio 8es nikhs PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2018 08 21 Doris 2012 p Pitoylh Kitsoy Xristina Oi Ellhnoalbanikes Sxeseis kai to Boreiohpeirwtiko Zhthma kata th Periodo 1907 1914 Athens 1997 page 120 Demiraj 2010 p 566 Midis vendbanimeve te Gjirit te Vlores qe si gjuhe amtare prej shekujsh kane pasur shqipen vecohet fshati i Nartes ku banoret flasin greqisht dhe shqip https balkaninsight com 2023 04 20 deserted albanian village tries to keep ancient carnival alive Spyrou Aristotle 2014 Modern Greek Dialects of Albania Vestnik of St Petersburg State University Series 9 PHILOLOGY ASIAN STUDIES JOURNALISM MFK spbu ru 410 Retrieved 14 August 2022 in the northernmost point of the hellenophony the dialect of Narta the northern vocalism prevails Kyriazis 2012 p 898 897 Kyriazis 2012 p 891 892 a b Kyriazis 2012 p 897 H diaxronikh toy paroysia epibebaiwnetai ki apo tis le3eis 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thn Ysterh Periodo ths O8wmanikhs Aytokratorias Education in Northern Epirus during the Latter Ottoman Period pdf in Greek Aristotle University of Thessaloniki pp 249 250 Retrieved 16 December 2012 Kyriazis 2012 p 891 Council of Europe Albania Ministry of Health and Environment 1995 Protection of coastal areas of the Adriatic Sea proceedings colloquy organised within the framework of European Nature Conservation Year 1995 in co operation with the Ministry of Health and Environment of Albania Council of Europe ISBN 978 92 871 2851 5 Papayannis 2008 p 89 Gloyer Gillian 2008 The Bradt Travel Guide Albania Bradt Travel Guides p 211 ISBN 978 1 84162 246 0 Papayannis 2008 p 107 Papayannis 2008 p 107 206 Genuario Belmonte Salvatore Moscatello Anna Maria Miglietta Bilal Shkurtaj 2008 Ecotourism in Albania the proposal of naturalistic routes in the Vlora region Thalassia Salentina 31 1 doi 10 1285 i15910725v31p13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Narte amp oldid 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