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Debunking the ‘National’ Narrative: Diglossia, Arvanites, and Language Erasure in Southern Greece

 By Γεωργιος Ντουνης THE ‘NATIONAL’ NARRATIVE ON DIGLOSSIA among the Arvanite populations of Southern Greece… MYTHS, FABRICATIONS, and MYTH-MAKING CONSTRUCTIONS… WHO WROTE THE HISTORY OF THE ALBANIAN-SPEAKERS / ARVANITES of 1821… After the imaginary narratives: Arvanites as Greeks… Greeks as Arvanites… Arvanites as ancient Greeks… Arvanites as Romioi… in the 1980s the term “DIGLOSSIA” of the Arvanites was also added (sic). Indeed, diglossia was quite widespread, but after the establishment of Greek schools in the early 20th century, and already from the late 19th century in some urban areas, a systematic “eradication” of the Arvanitic language began (the “stick method” used to punish students who spoke Arvanitic was also well known, even into the 1960s). It should be noted that the words Arvanite / Albanian / Shqiptar / Romios / Greek do not exist in the Arvanitic of Southern Greece. The Arvanite is called Arbëror(e) / Arbëresh, and the language Arbërisht. The word “Greek” and “Gre...

When Genius Laughs and Idiocy Rules

The genius remains a genius, the people speak, Petro Zheji up there keeps laughing… People argue, Petro Zheji speaks alone in this linguistic ignorance that has been injected into us for centuries. When linguistic idiocy becomes the norm among the people and among ‘linguists’ with degrees, the only thing left to do is laugh… and yes, many of them mistakenly start with the letter ‘A,’ adding to the froth of Zhejian laughter at today’s overly idiotized linguistics. Does Afërdita rise at dawn, or is it just the foam of the sea?

The Albanian and Greek Roots of the Latinized Word Caelum

Linguistic Theory of “Caelum”. Caelum: A Latinized Word Rooted in Ancient Albanian and Greek The word caelum (sometimes spelled coelum) is often assumed to be a classical Latin term meaning “sky” or “heaven.” However, a closer historical and linguistic analysis suggests a different origin: caelum appears to be a Latinized construction created by Catholic priests, based on much older Albanian roots. The word can be broken down into two elements: “ko” → from Albanian, meaning has (verb) “el / il” → from Albanian, meaning sun or star (noun) Thus, the compound ko + el → koel → caelum literally conveys “that which has the sun or stars”, which aligns perfectly with the concept of the sky or heavens. Interestingly, the second root, “el,” finds a parallel in Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hēlios), meaning sun (k>h keli-os= ke eli (ili, ylli= star,  where os is a suffix).  This cross-linguistic connection reinforces the symbolic and semantic choice of “el” as a root representing light in the ...