Z. DUCKETT FERRIMAN ~ IN 1830 BAVARIAN OFFICIALS HAD TO LEARN ALBANIAN… 

The origin of the Albanians in the Peloponnese is obscure. The fiscal rapacity of the Byzantine Government led to the depopulation of the country, and Theodore, Despot of Misithra, who died in 1407, introduced Albanian colonists, and there were further intrusions, notably in 1463, after the Turks had conquered Nauplia. But there were probably emigrations previous to these [they (note – the Albanians) are mentioned as mercenaries of Nicephorus Vasilaki in 1075]. At present the Albanian element dominates in Argolis, and in Corinthia, in the southern part of Elis, and on the west coast, from the mouth [gorge] of the Alphaeus to Navarino. But the Albanian of the Peloponnesus has retained less of his individuality than the Albanian of Attica, who has in a measure preserved his tongue, though that is disappearing. In 1830, Bavarian officials had to learn Albanian, and there was formerly a tribunal at Athens in which that language [Albanian] was used.
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Title: Home life in Hellas, Greece and the Greeks
Author: Z. Duckett Ferriman
Publisher: Mills & Boon, Limited, London 🇬🇧 1910

P.S. Mr. Ferriman, Frederick Zaccheus Duckett was a correspondent for the Manchester Guardian, (Manchester). He was born on February 13, 1856, in Stamford Hill, Middlesex, United Kingdom, and died on June 12, 1934, in Ashburton, New Zealand. Mr. Ferriman was a prolific author who wrote various books and articles about the region.

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