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Macedonian and Albanian


Albanian and Macedonian


Countries

Countries
Macedonia  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Albania, Romania, Serbia  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

Interesting Facts
  • There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  
  • 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.
    •   

Similar To
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
26  
16
29  
19

Scripts
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Здраво (Zdravo)  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
Благодарам (Blagodaram)  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
Како си? (Kako si?)  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
Добар ден (Dobar den)  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
Добро утро (Dobro utro)  
mirëmengjes  

Please
Ве молиме (Ve molime)  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
жал (žal)  
Me fal  

Bye
Чао (Čao)  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Те сакам (Te sakam)  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Torlakian  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
1.50  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Debar  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Macedonia  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Galičnik  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Macedonia  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
2,100,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
28  
23
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
2.50 million  
99+
7.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
2.50 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic  
Shqip  

French Name
macédonien  
albanais  

German Name
Makedonisch  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Macedonians  
Albanians  

History

Origin
2200 BC  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
-  

Branch
Southern  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Macedonian  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
45  
99+
14  
13

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mk  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mkd  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
mac  
alb  

ISO 639 3
mkd  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
mkd  
sqi  

Glottocode
mace1250  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-ha  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic  
Synthetic  

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All Macedonian and Albanian 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 Macedonian and Albanian dialects. Various dialects of Macedonian and Albanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Macedonian are spoken in different Macedonian Speaking Countries whereas Albanian Dialects are spoken in different Albanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Macedonian vs Albanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Macedonian dialects include: Torlakian, Debar. Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian , Tosk Albanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Macedonian and Albanian Speaking population

Macedonian and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Macedonian and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Macedonian and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Macedonian language is 0.05 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Macedonian and Albanian on Macedonian vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Macedonian and Albanian Language Codes

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

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