Narodi

Narodi is a plural noun used in several Slavic languages to mean “peoples” or “nations.” It is derived from narod, meaning “people” or “nation,” and is used in ethnographic, historical, and sociopolitical contexts to refer to groups of people who share a common culture, language, or political identity. The form and exact usage vary by language, but the general sense is collective rather than singular.

In Polish and other West Slavic languages, cognate forms such as narody appear as the standard plural for “nation” or “people.” In East Slavic contexts, the corresponding Cyrillic forms narodi or народи are used, depending on spelling and transliteration conventions. In academic writing, narodi is often encountered in discussions of multiethnic regions, national self-determination, and the study of ethnogenesis, where it denotes the plural, aggregated concept of peoples rather than a single nation.

As a neutral term, narodi does not imply legal status or sovereignty; its meaning is determined by context, accompanying adjectives, and the historical period being described. It is related to broader concepts such as ethnicity, nationality, and ethnolinguistic group.