The term Epirotes refers to the inhabitants of the region of Epirus. In Classical antiquity, the Epirotes were grouped into fourteen tribes, the most famous of which were the Thesprotians, who occupied the southern part of Epirus immediately north of the Ambracian Gulf, the Molossians, who occupied the center, and the Chaonians, who occupied the northernmost area, up to the Bay of Avlona (modern-day Vlorë). They spoke a variant of the NW Greek dialect and because they were seen as uncouth… (More on Epirotes)