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Езикови свидетелства за преселение на македонски българи в Копривщица (Минавал ли е пътят на „арнаутите" през Копривщица?)
Linguistic evidence for migration of Macedonian Bulgarians in Koprivshtitsa

Author(s): Slavka Keremedchieva
Subject(s): Cultural history, Diplomatic history, Ethnohistory, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Македонски научен институт
Keywords: Bulgaria; Albania; History;

Summary/Abstract: The article, for the first time, with language, anthroponymy and toponymy evidences that are a result from personal field studies and data from archival and published sources, proves the hypothesis of the presence of migrants from Western Macedonia and Albania in the town of Koprivshtitsa — the so called "Arnautians" Expressed by E. Yaranov more than 40 years ago hypothesis so far was based solely on the presence of two local toponyms - Arnaut quarter and spring with the same name Fountain - Arnautets.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 85-98
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Bulgarian