Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
210
0
46
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National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Portugal
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Romanian
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
-
Latin
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Brazil
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00204,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Portugal
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.0010,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Italy
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
100,000.004,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
426
0
188
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