Albanian language

E3590

The Albanian language is the unique modern representative of its own branch within the Indo-European family, spoken primarily in Albania, Kosovo, and neighboring regions of the Balkans.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Albanian 24
Albanian language canonical 16
Standard Albanian 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-European language
natural language
standardized language
hasAlphabetSize 36 letters
hasBasicWordOrder SVO
hasCaseSystem ablative
accusative
dative
genitive
nominative
hasDefinitenessDistinction definite
indefinite
hasEstimatedSpeakers over 6 million
hasGrammaticalGender feminine
masculine
hasHistoricalAncestor Common Albanian
Proto-Albanian
hasISO639-1Code sq
hasISO639-2Code alb
sqi
hasISO639-3Code sqi
hasLoanwordSource Ancient Greek
linked to: Attic Greek

French
Italian
linked to: Italian language

Latin
Slavic languages
Turkish
linked to: Turkish language
hasMajorDialect Gheg
Tosk
hasNativeName gjuha shqipe
shqip
hasNumberCategory plural
singular
hasOfficialStatusIn Albania
Greece (local/minority contexts)
Italy (regional)
Kosovo
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Serbia (municipal level)
hasSOVOrder no
hasStandardVariety Standard Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
isUniqueBranchOf Albanian branch of Indo-European languages
languageFamily Indo-European languages
region Balkans
regulatesBy Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo
Academy of Sciences of Albania
spokenIn Albania
Albanian diaspora worldwide
Greece
Italy
Kosovo
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Serbia
Turkey
standardBasedOn Tosk dialect
linked to: Tosk
writingSystem Latin script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Romanian language influencedBy Albanian language
Albanian language hasStandardVariety Standard Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Google Translate availableLanguage Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Albania officialLanguage Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Balkan Turkish influencedBy Albanian language
Gheg partOf Albanian language
Tosk subdivisionOf Albanian language
Tosk formsBasisOf Standard Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Tosk languageBranch Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Pristina officialLanguage Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Kosovo officialLanguage Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Albanian Riviera languageSpoken Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Balkan Sprachbund hasMemberLanguage Albanian language
Balkan Sprachbund hasLanguageFamily Albanian language family
linked to: Albanian language
Prime Minister of Albania nativeLanguage Albanian language
Vlach (Aromanian people) historicalLanguageContactWith Albanian language
subject linked to: Vlach (in some contexts)
Durrës languageUsed Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Government of Albania languageOfAdministration Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Arvanites linguisticOrigin Albanian language
Medieval Albanian precedes Modern Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Arvanitika subclassOf Albanian language
Arbëresh languageFamily Albanian language
Arbëresh differsFrom Standard Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Nico usedInLanguage Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Proto-Indo-European hasBranch Albanian
subject linked to: PIE
linked to: Albanian language
Central Albania language Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Tirana County officialLanguage Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Arbëreshë people languageBranch Albanian language
Arbëreshë people languageVarietyOf Albanian language
Lungro languageTradition Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Reflections on China language Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Gjirokastër officialLanguage Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Llogara Pass languageOfToponym Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Torlakian dialects arealContactWith Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Albanian passports language Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Constitution of Albania language Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Seal of the President of Albania language Albanian language
Albanian National Awakening language Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Illyrian language possibleRelation Albanian language
Skenderaj officialLanguage Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Struga languageUsed Albanian
subject linked to: city of Struga
linked to: Albanian language
Tetovo hasMinorityLanguage Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
Common Voice dataset hasLanguage Albanian
linked to: Albanian language