Authored by Petrit Latifi.
According to the Serbian book “Glasnik Srpskoga učenog društva, Volume 22, by Srpsko učeno društvo, published 1867, the Vasojevic tribe came from four Albanian brothers. On page 72 we read:
Translation:
“Origin of the Vasojevići
There is a story about the origin of the Vasojevići.
There were four brothers: Vasa, Pipa, Krasta, and Hota.
- From Vasa came the Vasojevići.
- From Pipa (Pepaj) came the Piperi, who live in the Piperi region, although some moved to other places under different names.
- From Krasta came the Krastenići, who live in Reka and are called Rečka Malesija. They all converted to Islam, were considered wicked people, and no longer exist.
- From Hota came the Hoti, which is the Shkodër Malesija. Some of them converted to Islam, while most remained of the Roman Catholic faith.
In the Vasojević region, apart from the Vasojevići, other tribes also live. They have different names but all claim to descend from Pipa. The Vasojevići are the most numerous. They all celebrate St. Alexander (Lesendru) on August 30.
After the Vasojevići, the largest tribe is the Šekulari. Other significant tribes include: Šćekići (a strong tribe), Ralevići, Lutovci, Zagrađani, Luščani, Bogavci, Mirići, Vemići (from Biora), Gojkovići, and several smaller tribes.
Among these, some celebrate St. Nicholas, some St. John, some St. Archangel, some St. Petkovica, and others St. Pantelija. Collectively, they are all understood as Vasojevići when referring to the inhabitants of the region.
The most common illnesses are fever, various epidemics, and high fever, but there is also syphilis (“Frenge”) and a disease called “human leprosy.” Those afflicted with this disease are separated from others.”
Robert Elsie writes:
“The now Slavic-speaking Kuci tribe was Albanian. The same may be true, at least in part, of the Montenegrin Vasoviqi [Vasojevic ́i] and Palabardhi [Bjelopavlici] tribes.”
Here, we can read:
“… Fundina through Kuči to Vasojević and Kolašin; the latter two districts, although Serbian-speaking in the majority, still seem to be in part of Albanian origin—perhaps the only instance of a slavization of Albanians.”
Page 32.
Reference
Balkan Academia 