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a, specific to the other Macedo-romanian groups, where the essential term
comes, derived from armân, makes the inclusion of romanian fărşeroţi
under the appellative of Aromanians only as a generalization in terms of
dialect and identities of this Balkany romanian component branch.
The fărşerot ethnonym’s etymology supports multiple versions,
according to one that might have as origins the Fraşari village, once a very
important region for Aromanians.
Fărşeroţii are known by this name also in foreign literature, for example
in German as Farscheroten or Pharsalioten. In Bulgarian and russian they
are known as Farseroti and for the Greeks are farsaliotes. Greeks are calling
them fărşeroţi arvanitovlahi, meanning Vlachs of Albania. the Albanians
call them vllëh and sometimes dub them çoban.
As a large part of Albania Aromanians live in the area known as epirus,
a regional identification name for them is epiroţi, epiraţi or ipiriţi.
Moscopoleni name was not initially used by his carriers, but now is
spread in literature and among Macedo-romanians. the name comes from
the Moscopole village, in Albanian Voskopojë, known as Voscopojari.
Muzăchiarii are called like this because of the name of the territory and
of the Muzachia (Myzeqeja) plain from Albania.
A group of Macedo-romanians, already assimilated by the Albanian
language is called gubleari, also being met into several villages in Southern
Albania. the specific nickname probably comes from a place called
Gubleara where, according to information collected in the field, it is said
to have been among the first Aromanians region which lost the language,
but in the meantime conserving the customs and ethnic patrimony of the
Aromanians.
The ethnic processes that can be pointed out at Aromanians are
generally the same for all Aromanian communities, but their historic and
socio-politic features set up some peculiarities.
Among the processes that mark the ethnic evolution can be mentioned:
1. linguistic and cultural assimilation, which gradually leads to loss
of ethno-linguistic identity;
2. Intensive migration to urban centers and rural Aromanian traditional
settlements depopulation;
3. Migration outside Albania, in general temporary and for socioeconomic
reasons. they increased, as well as the definitive
migration to other countries, such as Greece, Italy, romania,
Germany, uSA, etc., often based on existing kinship or due to
facilities granted by Greece. In these cases, ethnic processes vary
greatly from state to state. thus the majority of migrants in Greece