The founders of the Gusinje were Omeragic's. The first who embraced Islam when the Turks came into these areas in 1455 was Omeraga Shala, and his name was Deda Shala, Catholic faith from todays north Albanian. The then Turkish government gave Omer-aga great land in Gusinje and Plave. Omer-aga had two sons, Hasan-aga and Tahir-aga. Hasan-aga built the first house above the river "Grncar" in Gusinje and his brother Tahir-aga settled in Plave. They were very loyal to the Turkish authorities and had a great reputation like the old Albanian population. The children of Omer-aga were sent to Istanbul for education and so the descendants of Omer-aga later became dizdars (administrators) Gusinje, Plave and Bihor.

In the end of 1495 in Gusinje settled Bekteshi (BEKTEŠEVIĆ) from River Cernojevica. They were of Albanian origin.


Cekic: Came in Gusinje 1625 from Herzegovina. The old aristocratic family from the time of Kulin Ban, and Herceg Stjepan. They were of Albanian origin. Arriving in Gusinje beg Sabanagic award Cekic mountain Volusnicu, Kostic Herlec.

Radoncic and Koljenovic: Came in Gusinje 1636. Belonging to the tribe home from Orahova. They were of Albanian origin. Their relatives were Bulbs, Abdic, Rasic and Malagic.

Hoti, Gruda, Kastrati and Nikocevic - Came in Gusinje 1645, They were of Albanian origin.

Sujkovici, Kurtagic, Sharkinoviq, Kikovica, Bajrovic, Bicici, Lalicica, Mrkuljici, Šabović, Redzic Redzematovici and settled in Plave and Gusinje at the end of 1595. They were of Albanian origin.

Basic and, Jevric Lalic and settled in Gusinje 1550. They were of Albanian origin.

Balice, Music and the Čanović Klement, (Kelmend Albania) They were of Albanian origin. Settled in Gusinje 1698 from Vukel.

Vukel - Came in Gusinje 1675 from village Vukel, Kelmend. They were of Albanian origin. The famous hero of this tribe was Ibro Vukelj, a participant in the battle Nokshiq in 1879.

Deljani, Ljucevici, Pjetrovlci, Feratovici and Djesevici - Came in Gusinje 1699, belonging to the tribe Bokeci. They were of Albanian origin.

Nekovici, Miljkovic, Hadzialjevici, Gačević, Damjanovic, Djurkovic and Djukanovic came in 1711. They were of Albanian origin. In 1670 Vuthaj, Hakaj, Martinaj settled from Kelmend Vukli, Niksa, Selce and Boge. All the Albanian origin. (Djonbaljaj, Ahmetaj, Lecaj, Prelvukaj, Qosaj, Balidemaj, Hasangjekaj, Dedushaj, Brucaj, Pepaj, Novaj, Selimaj, Bacaj, Kukaj, Ulaj, Celaj and Gocaj). From this tribe is a large number of highly educated people. They have inflicted much misery to the Turkish authorities.

Pirović Sujaci have settled in Gusinje 1711. They were of Albanian origin.

Gusinje divided by the last names. The oldest is Omeragic, BEKTEŠEVIĆ, Ibrahimovic, Cekic, Radoncic and Hot.

These data and records were taken from the book - geography Kosovo Vilayet, published in Istanbul 1852nd The chapters from Karad ve Ordu (Montenegro and the people, pp. 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, and 83

As you can see all the historical sources say that the Bosnjaks are of the Albanian origin.

Montenegrins claim themselves as Illyrians, and our "Bosniaks" they speak Serbian language and in every way trying to prove that they are not of the Albanian origin.

A more concrete example of Bosniak and their Albanian origin are their surnames such as:

Shaljanin - Shala is a very famous village in Albania
Vukelj - is very well known village in Albania
Deljanin (Delaj) - A village in Albania near the Vukel
Koljenovic - Albanian name of Kola (there are no Serbs or Turks with a name Kola)
Pjetrovic - Albanian name Pjeter (it is not " Peter " it is rather " Pjeter " 100% Pure Albanian name)
Hoti, Gruda, Kastrati, and so on they are all from the Albanian villages, that's where all our Plave and Gusinje Bosnjaks came from ...

One part of the Albanians became Montenegrins, namely: Nemanjici, Balsici, Mrnjacevici, Crnojevici, Bjelopavlovici, Karadjordjevici, Kastratovici i Vasojevici, etc. This was done under the influence of Russian that forcefully assimilated a large part of the Albanian population.