Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Madagascar
Total No. Of Countries
21
0
46
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National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
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Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Romanian
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Derived From
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Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Merina
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.001,200,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
Italy
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How Many People Speak
100,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
42
0
188
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