Loamaro (, ) — the name of the inhabitants of the mountains in Chechnya and Ingushetia. Loamaro consists of loam (mountain) and the suffix -(a)ro. The ethnonym is literally translated from the Ingush and Chechen language as "mountaineer". History The first report of the ethnonym in historical documents was in 1793 by Peter Simon Pallas. See also Ghalghaï Gligvi Kalkans References Bibliography History of Ingushetia Ethnonyms