Albanian language

Albanian
shqip, gjuha shqipe, 𐔜𐔘𐔍𐔗, 𐔋𐔟𐔌𐔀 𐔜𐔘𐔍𐔗𐔇
Pronunciation[ʃcip]
Native toAlbania, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Bulgaria, Albanian diaspora
Native speakers
7.6 million (2011)
Indo-European
  • Albanian
Dialects
Latin (Albanian alphabet)
Albanian Braille
Official status
Official language in
 Albania
 Kosovo
 North Macedonia[a]
 Montenegro[a]
Recognised minority
language in
Regulated byOfficially by the Social Sciences and Albanological Section of the Academy of Sciences of Albania
Language codes
ISO 639-1sq
ISO 639-2alb (B)
sqi (T)
ISO 639-3sqi – inclusive code
Individual codes:
aae – ArbĂ«resh
aat – Arvanitika
aln – Gheg
als – Tosk
Glottologalba1267
Linguasphereto 55-AAA-ahe (25 varieties) 55-AAA-aaa to 55-AAA-ahe (25 varieties)
The dialects of the Albanian language.
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The Albanian language (Shqip) is an Indo-European language. It is spoken mostly in Albania (3,500,000), Kosovo and (500,000) Republic of North Macedonia.

Dialects

Ghegs, Tosks, Arbëresh, Arvanites, Arbanasi

References

  1. ↑ Albanian at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Arbëresh at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Arvanitika at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Gheg at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Tosk at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ "Language and alphabet Article 13". Constitution of Montenegro. WIPO. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2021. Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian and Croatian shall also be in the official use.

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