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We albanians call us Shqiptar, it means 'eagle' from the black eagle of the albanian flag. Or nation hero Gjerj Castrioti used the eagle as symbol. Gjerj was a man fought against the ottomans. The greek lost against the Ottomans after som battle but the albanians fought along time. Alvanos is a greek form of alban and arvanitia a greek form of arbershe. The arbershe was the people how imigrated to Greece. Or stay'd in greece. Epirus was a part of Albania intell 1912, Balkan War. All the ortodox arbershes got hellenized of the Greek state. Albanians fourfaters is Arberians (arbershe) arberi, mean 'high mounten' albania haves the highest mountens in Balkan. The illirians meaning "free". Pelasigians meaning "old people". The albanian language is a independent language in the branch of indo-european language. Evrey one is trying to steal our cultur, heros, muthology, history, language, country. Albania means "the land of the high landers". Some fue people call them self albanese but not many. The name Albania is dervied from the illirian tribe Arberi or Albani, the word lives on in albanish. Go and study more....