Gorani people

This article is about the Slavic people. For the language spoken by Kurds, see Gorani language.

Gorani
Goranci
Горанци
Gorani inhabited area (green) in Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia
Total population
60,000 (estimate)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Kosovo10,265 (2011 census)[2]
 Serbia7,700 (2022 census)[3]
 North Macedonia148 (2021 census)[4]
 AlbaniaUnknown
 Croatia428 (2011 census)[5]
 Montenegro197 (2011 census)[6]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina24 (2013 census)[7]
Languages
Goranski (Našinski)
Albanian
Macedonian
Serbian
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Bosniaks, Pomaks, Torbeši,[8][9][10][11] Bulgarians, Macedonians, Serbs

The Gorani ([ɡɔ̌rani], Cyrillic: Горани) or Goranci ([ɡɔrǎːntsi], Cyrillic: Горанци), are a Slavic ethnic group inhabiting the Gora region—the triangle between Kosovo, Albania, and North Macedonia. They number an estimated 60,000 people, and speak a transitional South Slavic dialect, called Goranski. The vast majority of the Gorani people adhere to Sunni Islam.[12]

  1. ^ "Program političke stranke GIG". Do Nato intervencije na Srbiju, 24.03.1999.godine, u Gori je živelo oko 18.000 Goranaca. U Srbiji i bivšim jugoslovenskim republikama nalazi se oko 40.000 Goranaca, a značajan broj Goranaca živi i radi u zemljama Evropske unije i u drugim zemljama. Po našim procenama ukupan broj Goranaca, u Gori i u rasejanju iznosi oko 60.000.
  2. ^ "Population by gender, ethnicity and settlement level" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. ^ ETHNICITY: Data by municipalities and cities (PDF). Belgrade: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 2023. ISBN 978-86-6161-228-2.
  4. ^ "1. Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of North Macedonia, 2021 - first dataset" (PDF). State Statistical Office of North Macedonia. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ "1. Population by ethnicity - detailed classification, 2011 census". Statistics of Croatia. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Table CG5. Population by ethnicity and religion". Montenegrin Office of Statistics. Montenegrin Office of Statistics. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  7. ^ "1. Stanovništvo prema etničkoj/nacionalnoj pripadnosti - detaljna klasifikacija". Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  8. ^ The Palgrave Handbook of Slavic Languages, Identities and Borders. Palgrave. 29 April 2016. ISBN 9781137348395. Retrieved 15 April 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Goranis want to join community of Serb municipalities". B92. B92. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Gorani decide against forming minority council". B92. B92. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Slow exodus threatens Kosovo's mountain Gorani". Reuters. Reuters. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference OrhanDragas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).