Flambourari

Flambourari (Greek: Φλαμπουράρι, rup: Floru, Florlu)^[1][2][3] is a Greek village and a community of the Zagori municipality.^[4] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Zagori, of which it was a municipal district.^[4] The 2021 census recorded 63 inhabitants in the village.^[5] The community of Flambourari covers an area of 39.403 km².^[6]

Name

The Greek toponym's form is feminine and derived from either the surname Flambouraris or from the profession of the same name, meaning 'flag bearer' and the root of the surname.^[2] The forms Flambouraris and Flambouriaris are themselves derived from the word flambouro(n) 'flag', stemming from flamouron with the inflection of m into b and preceded by flamoulon, where the liquid denominative l-l became l-r.^[2] The form is derived from Latin flammulum, a diminutive of flamma, -ae 'flame', and the Greek ending -aris, which evolved from the medieval -aris, earlier arios from the Latin -arius.^[7] In Aromanian, flamburar means 'flag bearer' and is derived from the Aromanian word flambura 'flag' and the suffix -ar(i).^[8]

The Aromanian name of the village is based on the personal name Floros and is derived from the Aromanian word floru meaning 'blooming, shining'.^[2]

Demographics

Flambourari has an Aromanian population and is an Aromanian speaking village.^[1][2][3] In the early 21st century, elderly people were bilingual in the community language and Greek, whereas younger residents under 40 might have understood the community language but did not use it.^[9]

See also

• List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit

References

1. ^ Kahl, Thede (1999). "Die Zagóri-Dörfer in Nordgriechenland: Wirtschaftliche Einheit – ethnische Vielfalt" [The Zagóri Villages in Northern Greece: Economic Unity – Ethnic Diversity] (in German). Ethnologia Balkanica. 3: 106. Archived 21 December 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Flamburári: aromunische Zagorisier
2. ^ Oikonomou 2002, p. 296.
3. ^ Koukoudis, Asterios (2003). The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros Publications. p. 147. ISBN 9789607760869. The villages of Vlahozagoro... Flambourari (Flóru/Flórlu)
4. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette
5. ^ census21
6. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21.
7. ^ Oikonomou 2002, pp. 296–297.
8. ^ Oikonomou 2002, p. 297.
9. ^ Oikonomou, Kostas E. (2002). Τα οικωνύμια του νομού Ιωαννίνων. Γλωσσολογική εξέταση [The oikonyms of the prefecture of Ioannina. A linguistic examination] (in Greek). Nomarchiaki Aftodioikisi Ioanninon. pp. 2–3. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived 25 November 2024 at the Wayback Machine.