:::The truth of Himariots speaking both languages stems especially because the Albanian language was forbidden in writing during the Ottoman Empire. No Albanian documents could be crafted during that period, whereas Greek could be used, especially in the 19th century when Greece obtained independence. The Himariots were first and foremost maritime people, employed in international trade. They needed to use Greek language for their contracts, deals and so fourth, which was allowed in church to craft their documents. There is plenty of evidence that Albanian was prohibited during Ottoman Empire and I brought it above. There is no Albanian POV pushing, just a little bit of knowledge of the History of Albania.