Albanian Language
The Albanian language (Shqip) is an Indo-European language.
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It is spoken mostly in Albania (3,500,000), Kosovo and (500,000) Republic of North Macedonia.
| Albanian | |
|---|---|
| shqip, gjuha shqipe, 𐔀𐔐𐔁𐔀𐔓𐔍𐔀𐔔 | |
| Pronunciation | [ʃcip] |
| Native to | Albania, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Bulgaria, Albanian diaspora |
Native speakers | 7.6 million (2011) |
Indo-European
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| Latin (Albanian alphabet) Albanian Braille | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Albania Kosovo North Macedonia[a] Montenegro[a] |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Regulated by | Officially by the Social Sciences and Albanological Section of the Academy of Sciences of Albania |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | sq |
| ISO 639-2 | alb (B) sqi (T) |
| ISO 639-3 | sqi – inclusive codeIndividual codes: aae – Arbëreshaat – Arvanitikaaln – Ghegals – Tosk |
| Glottolog | alba1267 |
| Linguasphere | 55-AAA-aaa to 55-AAA-ahe (25 varieties) |
 The dialects of the Albanian language. (The map does not indicate where the language is majority or minority.) | |
Dialects
Ghegs, Tosks, Arbëresh, Arvanites, Arbanasi
References
Other websites
Albanian edition of Wiki, the free encyclopedia
- An overview of the Albanian language and culture Archived 2005-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Albanian language family tree
- List of free online resources for learners Archived 2004-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
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