Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Benin, Nigeria
Total No. Of Countries
22
0
46
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National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Yoruba Academy
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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Romanian
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
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Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Ede
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Benin, Togo
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00800,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Italy
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
100,000.0010,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
420
0
188
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