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Languages of Albania

[See also SIL publications on the languages of Albania.]
Republic of Albania. Republika e Shqipërisë. 3,544,808. National or official language: Tosk Albanian. Literacy rate: 85% (1991 National Geographic). Information mainly from G. Messing 1980; B. Comrie 1987; L. Newmark 1982. Blind population: 2,000. Deaf population: 204,565 (1998). The number of languages listed for Albania is 7. Of those, all are living languages.

Living languages

Albanian, Gheg

[aln] 300,000 in Albania. Northern Albania. Alternate names: Geg, Gheg, Shopni, Guegue.  Dialects: Mandrica, Ship (Kosove), Scutari, Elbasan-Tirana.  Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Gheg 
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Albanian, Tosk

[als] 2,900,000 in Albania (1989). Population total all countries: 2,980,000. Mainly south Albania to the Shkumbi River. Also spoken in Belgium, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Sweden, Turkey (Europe), Ukraine, USA. Alternate names: Tosk, Arnaut, Shkip, Shqip, Skchip, Shqiperë, Zhgabe.  Dialects: Arbanasi (Zadar), Srem (Syrmia), Camerija, Korca. Reported to be inherently unintelligible with Gheg Albanian and partially intelligible with Arvanitika Albanian of Greece. Not intelligible with Arbëreshë of Italy. Tosk has been the basis of the official language for Standard Albanian since 1952.  Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Tosk 
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Greek

[ell] 60,000 in Albania (1989). Southern Albania. Classification: Indo-European, Greek, Attic 
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Macedonian

[mkd] 15,000 in Albania (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk).  Alternate names: Slavic, Macedonian Slavic.  Classification: Indo-European, Slavic, South, Eastern 
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Romani, Vlax

[rmy] 60,000 in Albania (1991).  Dialects: Southern Vlax Romani.  Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Vlax 
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Romanian, Macedo

[rup] 50,000 in Albania (1995 T. J. Winnifrith). Ethnic population: Up to 400,000 in Albania. South Albania, especially in Korçë, Lushnjë, Pernët, Gjirokastër, Sarandë, Berat, Durrës, Kavajë, and Tiranë. Alternate names: Macedo-Rumanian, Arumanian, Arumun, Aromunian, Armina, Vlach.  Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern 
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Serbian

[srp]  Southwest Albania, 2 or 3 villages, and some in the city. Alternate names: Montenegrin.  Classification: Indo-European, Slavic, South, Western 
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