Talk:Kosovars

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Excuse me but this entry deserves its own page. Kosovars are descentants of the Kuber "Kush-Avars" of Caslukh E3b lineage of Colchis who migrated southwest from Sirmium as a result of Onogurian attacks in the 670s. There is much that can be written about the fascinating origins of the Kosovars. Just because we speak Illyrian does not make us Illyrians. We have a much more fascinating history.82.6.115.62 (talk) 22:34, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

Kosovar and Kosovo Albanians

I posted the same on Kosovo Albanians because I saw there was a 'debate' on the term Kosovar and its linkage primarily to Kosovo Albanians. Just wanted to share here also:

The term “Kosovar” can be argued to apply primarily and almost exclusively to Albanians of Kosovo because of both overwhelming ethnic–demographic dominance and actual linguistic usage, especially in contemporary contexts. Kosovo is, in historical reality and in present-day statistics, a state in which Albanians form the decisive majority and in which public identity, cultural expression, collective memory, and political experience have been shaped predominantly by Albanians—most notably through the war, post-war reconstruction, and state-building process despite Kosovo's multi-ethnic constitution. As a result, the label “Kosovar” has acquired its meaning largely through Albanian experience and self-identification. In everyday Albanian-language usage today, “Kosovar” is most often employed as shorthand for “Albanian from Kosovo,” not as a neutral civic designation, functioning instead as a regional qualifier within the broader Albanian nation. This practical, lived usage—rather than abstract constitutional theory—has anchored the term to Albanians of Kosovo, making “Kosovar” in common discourse a descriptor that refers chiefly to them. Vjosaosmanikurti (talk) 23:06, 27 December 2025 (UTC)