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Albanian (endonym: shqip ⓘ, gjuha shqipe [ˈɟuha ˈʃcipɛ], or arbërisht [aɾbəˈɾiʃt]) is an Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanoid branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan group. [9] It is the native language of the Albanian people.
Domi participated as co-editor in the Albanian language dictionary (Albanian: Fjalori i gjuhës shqipe) in 1954. With the establishment of the University of Tirana (UT), he was put in charge of the Albanian language catedra (1957–1962), and also of the grammar and dialectology section of the Institute of Language and Literature ( Albanian ...
Albanian (Modern Albanian) (shqip / gjuha shqipe) (dialect continuum) Gheg Albanian (gegnisht) (Northern Albanian dialect) Arbanasi (Albanian of Zadar, Croatia)
c. 3.4 billion Linguistic classification: One of the world's primary language families: Proto-language: Proto-Indo-European: Subdivisions: Albanoid? • Albanian • Illyrian †
Albanoid; Albanic, Adriatic Indo-European, Illyric, Illyrian complex, Western Paleo-Balkan: Geographic distribution: Western Balkans, Southern Italy: Linguistic ...
The various dialects of the Albanian language in Albania, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. [note 1]The Albanian language is composed of many dialects, divided into two major groups: Gheg and Tosk. [1]
The earliest known mention of Albanian writings comes from a French Catholic church document from 1332. [10] [11] Written either by archbishop Guillaume Adam or the monk Brocardus Monacus the report notes that Licet Albanenses aliam omnino linguam a latina habeant et diversam, tamen litteram latinam habent in usu et in omnibus suis libris ("Though the Albanians have a language entirely their ...
The following conventions are used: Cognates are in general given in the oldest well-documented language of each family, although forms in modern languages are given for families in which the older stages of the languages are poorly documented or do not differ significantly from the modern languages.