Gorani (Kosovo)
Gorani on Gora map
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 60,000 (estimate) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Kosovo
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10,265 (2011 census) |
 Serbia
|
7,767 (2011 census) |
 Macedonia
|
10,000+ |
 Albania
|
2,000+ |
 Croatia
|
428 (2011 census) |
 Montenegro
|
197 (2011 census) |
| Languages | |
| Našinski dialect, Serbo-Croatian, Albanian | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bosniaks, Bulgarians, Torbeši, Pomaks, Serbs | |
The Gorani ([ɡɔ̌rani]; Serbian Cyrillic: Горани) or Goranci ([ɡɔrǎːntsi]; Serbian Cyrillic: Горанци) are a Slavic Muslim ethnic group inhabiting the Gora region - the triangle between Kosovo,Albania, and the Republic of Macedonia. They number an estimated 60,000 people, and speak a transitional South Slavic dialect, called Našinski (simply meaning 'ours').
The ethnonym Gorani, meaning "highlanders", is derived from the Slavic toponym gora, which means "hill, mountain". Another autonym of this people is Našinci, which literally means "our people, our ones".
They have been claimed by Bosniaks, Bulgarians, Macedonians and Serbs but the general view is that they should be treated as a distinct minority group, which is their own view of themselves. By the last censuses at the end of 20th century in Yugoslavia they have declared themselves to be Muslims by nationality.
The Gorani know of their Orthodox Christian origin. They have historically worked as pečalbari (migrant workers), exclusively in cities, throughout the Ottoman Empire in cities such as Istanbul and Thessaloniki, among others.
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