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Welsh and Albanian


Albanian and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Wales  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language  
Romanian  

Derived From
British Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
Diolch  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
Nos da  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
Bore da  
mirëmengjes  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
Me fal  

Bye
Hwyl  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Tosk Albanian  

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

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Powys  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
Shqip  

French Name
gallois  
albanais  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Albanians  

History

Origin
9th Century  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Brythonic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
31  
29
14  
13

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
alb  

ISO 639 3
cym  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
cym  
sqi  

Glottocode
wels1247  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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

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Welsh and Albanian Speaking population

Welsh and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % 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 Welsh and Albanian on Welsh vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Albanian Language Codes

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

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