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Romanian and Albanian


Albanian and Romanian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Moldova, Romania   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   

Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

Interesting Facts
  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
  • 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
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.   
Romanian   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31   
13
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
20   
10
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
alo   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
multumesc   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
ce mai faci?   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
noapte Buna   
natën e mirë   

Good Evening
buna Seara   
mirëmbrëma   

Good Afternoon
buna Ziua   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
bună Dimineața   
mirëmengjes   

Please
Vă Rog   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
scuze   
Me fal   

Bye
La revedere   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
Te iubesc   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
Scuza-Ma   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Aromanian   
Gheg Albanian   

Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
250,000.00   
38
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian   
Tosk Albanian   

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

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
Croatia   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
1,400.00   
37
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million   
38
7.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
Not Available   

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million   
30
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
Română   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

Alternative Names
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian   
Not Available   

French Name
roumain; moldave   
albanais   

German Name
Rumänisch   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
[roˈmɨnə]   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Romanians   
Albanians   

History

Origin
1521   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Romanian   
Old Albanian   

Standard Forms
Romanian   
Standard Albanian   

Language Position
36   
28
Not Available   

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

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ro   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ron   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
rum   
alb   

ISO 639 3
ron   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
roma1327   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
51-AAD-c   
55-AAA-aaa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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

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Romanian and Albanian Speaking population

Romanian and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Romanian and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Romanian and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Romanian language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available. 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 Romanian and Albanian on Romanian vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Romanian and Albanian Language Codes

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

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