▁Dal mat ia , ▁but ▁they ▁preserved ▁their ▁language , ▁custom s ▁and ▁songs . ▁The ▁Ar ban asi ▁settled ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Z ad ar ▁on ▁lands ▁provided ▁by ▁Ven et ian ▁land owner ▁E riz zo . ▁First , ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁community ▁worked ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁mar sh y ▁areas ▁near ▁their ▁settlement ▁( Ar ban asi ), ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁an ▁island ▁now ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁main land , ▁and ▁then ▁got ▁the ▁le asing ▁right ▁of ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁the ▁land . ▁The ▁Ven et ian ▁government ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁construction ▁of ▁many ▁homes ▁and , ▁at ▁first , ▁even ▁me als . ▁Other ▁Ar ban asi ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁villages ▁of ▁ Ć urk ović i , ▁Pale ke , ▁P ren đ e ▁and ▁Š est ani , ▁as ▁well ▁in ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Kot or , ▁Dub rov nik ▁and ▁Z em un ik . ▁All ▁other ▁Ar ban asi ▁were ▁assim il ated , ▁except ▁in ▁Z ad ar ▁where ▁a ▁settlement ▁formed ▁that ▁they ▁called ▁Ar b ë nes h ▁( for ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁Borg o ▁E riz zo , ▁for ▁the ▁Cro ats ▁V aro š ▁E ri č ina ), ▁later ▁becoming ▁known ▁in ▁all ▁local ▁languages ▁as ▁Ar ban asi . ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁▁ ▁The ▁surv ival ▁of ▁the ▁language ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁factors ▁involving ▁gener ational ▁transmission ▁of ▁Ar ban asi ▁Alban ian