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Labëri
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Albanian
sq:+a
Etymology
Indefinite form of sq Labëria the land of lab. From sq lëpe, sq lëbozë.
Historically the inhabitants of the sq Labëria region. Compare xil *Labeati.Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992, 0-631-19807-5, page 172, "...area, including Oaneum on a river Aratus, which controlled the route leading west to the kingdom of Gentius among the Labeates around Scodra."
According to Descnickaja and Cabej, a direct borrowing from ancient sq xil *alb, sq xil *arb109 lab
Proper noun
f Labëria
land of sq lab
region in southern Albania, inhabited by sq lab
Declension
Related terms
sq lab
sq Labëria
sq labërisht
sq Labërishtja
sq arbër
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