Loamaro (Ingush: Лоамаро^{[1][2][3][4][5]}, romanized: Loamaruo;^[3] Chechen: Ламоро,^[6][7]) — the name of the inhabitants of the mountains in Chechnya and Ingushetia.^[8][9][10] Loamaro consists of loam (mountain) and the suffix -(a)ro. The ethnonym is literally translated from the Ingush and Chechen language as "mountaineer".^[9][10]

History

The first report of the ethnonym in historical documents was in 1793 by Peter Simon Pallas.^[8]

“The Galgai, Halha or the Ingusches, call themselves Lamur, or mountaineers...”

— Julius von Klaproth^[9]

"Nazranians, Galgaevtsy and Galashians form a tribe of the Ingush, who call themselves Lamurs, that is, the inhabitants of the mountains."

— I. F. Blaramberg^[11][12]

Toponymy

According to Professor B. Alborov, the name of the village Lamardon in the Prigorodny District is associated with one of the ethnonyms of the Ingush who once lived there:

«...they called themselves Lamar, Lamuar or Lamur, which means "highlanders" in the Ingush language. The area inhabited by them is named Lamardon by the surrounding Ossetians, which means Lamar’s habitat or Lamar’s basin, since the word “don” in Ossetian means not only “water”, but also “basin”.»

— B. A. Alborov^[13]

See also

• Ghalghaï
• Gligvi
• Kalkans

Notes

References

Bibliography

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