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Turkish and Albanian


Albanian and Turkish


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
11  
5
2  
13

National Language
Turkey  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Europe  

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

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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
Azerbaijani Language  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
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
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Merhaba  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
teşekkür ederim  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
Nasılsın?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
İyi Geceler  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
İyi Akşamlar  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
Tünaydın  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
günaydın  
mirëmengjes  

Please
lütfen  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
üzgünüm  
Me fal  

Bye
Hoşçakal  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Seni seviyorum  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
Afedersiniz  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Azerbaijani Turkish  
Gheg Albanian  

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

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

Dialect 2
Crimean Turkish  
Tosk Albanian  

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

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

Dialect 3
Gagauz  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  
Italy  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.95 %  
22
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Türkçe  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Anatolian, Türkisch  
Shqip  

French Name
turc  
albanais  

German Name
Türkisch  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Turkish  
Albanians  

History

Origin
c. 1350  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Turkic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Turkic  
-  

Branch
Southwestern(Oghuz)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
19  
17
14  
13

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
tr  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tur  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
tur  
alb  

ISO 639 3
tur  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
tur  
sqi  

Glottocode
nucl1301  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
44-AAB-a  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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

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Turkish and Albanian Speaking population

Turkish and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Turkish and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Turkish and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 % 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 Turkish and Albanian on Turkish vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Turkish and Albanian Language Codes

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

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