TIRANA, Oct. 22- At the ‘Shefqet Musaraj’ library in Vlore the fifth international symposium ‘’Ancient history of Albanian people and language’’ was held on Oct. 20, where the Albanian language descendancy was discussed.
Various historians, Albanian language researchers and archeologists from Albania, Kosovo, Turkey and Europe have discussed about the ancientness of our language. The discussion in general were focused in evidenting the link Pelazgi and Illyrians with today Albanians.
Dr. professor Luftulla Peza talked extensively about the contribution of Nermin Vlora to this study. Peza said that Vlora was the first to scientifically prove that through her studies which she conducted in Italy.
‘’This great scholar was the first in history that scientifically proved that Albanian language descends from Illyrian and she prepared the basis through her paperwork,’’ said Peza.
Nermin Vlora was born in Vlora ni 1921 and completed her high school studies in Tirana at the Female Institute ‘Nana Mbretneshe’ (Mother Queen). While in high school she was also translating various poetry from French and Italian for the Tirana Radio. When she was 17 she met Italian officer Enzo Falaschi whom she married and moved with in Italy. She studied for law there and then started her 20 year long studied on the Etruscan case and its linkage with Albanian language and people. She prepared the necessary base research for other researchers and scholars, who agreed with her and gave the case a fuller projection.
‘’What a great weight and value we all here think, but not only, for the value and weight that the Albanian language has, as the most essential tool in our national identity,’’ said Albanian language professor Vilma Bello.
She said that the continuous discussion that has been going on for years, which will never finish, is rather important in the ongoing research about the discovery our Albanian people’s value as a nation and descendancy. That doesn’t only amount worth to the history, but also to the language we share.
The event was also attended from Vlora Mayor Dritan Leli, who said that this activity is quite positive about the town, and that the municipality will be raising the Nermin Vlora Institute in Vlora in her honor.
