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Furthermore, the Christian vocabulary of Albanian is mainly Latin, which speaks against the construct of a "Bessian church language". [228] The elite of the Bessi tribe was gradually Hellenized. [229] [230] Low level of borrowings from Greek in the Albanian language is a further argument against the identification of Albanian with the Bessi. [231]
The language used by Bogdani is an archaic form of Albanian and its use is regarded as one of the early literary forms of Albanian language. [3] Kryshten i shyityruory (English: The Sanctified Christian) written by Anton Santori and published in 1855 in Naples contains parts of Cuneus Prophetarum.
During the Italian occupation, Albania's population was subject to a policy of forced Italianization by the kingdom's Italian governors, in which the use of the Albanian language was discouraged in schools while the Italian language was promoted. At the same time, the colonization of Albania by Italians was encouraged.
Proto-Albanian is the ancestral reconstructed language of Albanian, before the Gheg–Tosk dialectal diversification (before c. 600 CE). [2] Albanoid and other Paleo-Balkan languages had their formative core in the Balkans after the Indo-European migrations in the region.
The language is spoken by approximately 6 million people in the Balkans, primarily in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece. [1] However, due to old communities in Italy and the large Albanian diaspora, the worldwide total of speakers is much higher than in Southern Europe and numbers approximately 7.5 million.
Albanology, also known as Albanian studies, is an interdisciplinary branch of the humanities that addresses the language, costume, literature, art, culture and history of Albanians. Within the studies the scientific methods of literature, linguistics, archeology, history and culture are used.
Albanian Language: The Albanian language has ancient roots and is an essential part of the Albanian cultural identity. Albanians often refer to themselves as "Shqiptarë," a term that is connected to their language and national identity. Albanian Literature: It has a rich tradition, with renowned poets, novelists, and playwrights.
Albanian historiographical myths regarding Islam include: [25] Islam was imported by the Ottomans and is an alien element of Albanian culture. Albanians converted from Christianity to Islam not because of their religious feelings though instead for other opportunistic reasons or because they were sometimes forced to do so.