. . . "The Dardani (/\u02C8d\u0251rd\u0259na\u026A/; Ancient Greek: \u0394\u03B1\u03C1\u03B4\u03AC\u03BD\u03B9\u03BF\u03B9, \u0394\u03AC\u03C1\u03B4\u03B1\u03BD\u03BF\u03B9; Latin: Dardani), or Dardanians (\u0394\u03B1\u03C1\u03B4\u03B1\u03BD\u03AF\u03C9\u03BD\u03B5\u03C2) was a tribe that occupied the region of Dardania, at the Thraco-Illyrian contact zone; their identification as either an Illyrian or Thracian tribe is uncertain. Their territory itself was not considered part of Illyria by Strabo."@en .