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Albanian and Turkish


Turkish and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
11  
5

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Turkey  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
Turkish Language Association  

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.
    •   
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Romanian  
Azerbaijani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Turkish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
36  
18
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
29  
19
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
Merhaba  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
teşekkür ederim  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
Nasılsın?  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
İyi Geceler  

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma  
İyi Akşamlar  

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
Tünaydın  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
günaydın  

Please
Ju lutem  
lütfen  

Sorry
Me fal  
üzgünüm  

Bye
mirupafshim  
Hoşçakal  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
Seni seviyorum  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
Afedersiniz  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Azerbaijani Turkish  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
26,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
Crimean Turkish  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
480,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Gagauz  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.50 million  
99+
75.00 million  
23

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.95 %  
22

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
Türkçe  

Alternative Names
Shqip  
Anatolian, Türkisch  

French Name
albanais  
turc  

German Name
Albanisch  
Türkisch  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Turkish  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
c. 1350  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Turkic  

Branch
-  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  

Language Position
14  
13
19  
17

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Turkish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
tr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
tur  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
tur  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
tur  

ISO 639 6
sqi  
tur  

Glottocode
alba1267  
nucl1301  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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All Albanian and Turkish Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Albanian and Turkish dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Turkish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Turkish Dialects are spoken in different Turkish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Turkish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Turkish dialects include: Azerbaijani Turkish , Crimean Turkish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Albanian and Turkish Speaking population

Albanian and Turkish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Turkish languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Turkish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Albanian and Turkish on Albanian vs Turkish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Turkish Language Codes

Albanian and Turkish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Turkish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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