| ISO 639-1: | sq |
| ISO 639-2/B: | alb |
| ISO 639-2/T: | sqi |
| English: | Albanian |
| French: | albanais |
The code sqi is classified in ISO 639 as an individual language code. In practice, however, it is unclear exactly which of the listed languages it should refer to. Alternatively, it could prove to be a collective code that may encompass more than the listed languages.
We have mapped this code indeterminately to Gheg Albanian [ALS] and Tosk Albanian [ALN] since the available information was inconclusive as to whether the code should apply to one or the other or to both (as part of a collection). This indeterminate mapping to [ALS] and [ALN] needs to be resolved.
This code encompasses the following 2 languages from the Ethnologue:
| ALBANIAN, GHEG | [ALS] Yugoslavia. 1,372,750 to 1,800,000 in Yugoslavia (1992). Ethnic Albanians are 90% of Kosovo's 2,000,000 people (1998 Los Angeles Times). Population total all countries 2,000,000 (1980 UBS). Alternate names: GEG. Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Gheg. More information. |
| ALBANIAN, TOSK | [ALN] Albania. 2,900,000 in Albania (1989). 3,202,000 in Albania including Gheg (1989), 98% of the population (1989). Population total all countries 3,000,000 for Tosk, 5,000,000 for all Albanian (L. Newmark and WA 1999). Alternate names: TOSK, ARNAUT, SHKIP, SHQIP, SKCHIP, SHQIPERË, ZHGABE. Dialects: ARBANASI (ZADAR), SREM (SYRMIA), CAMERIJA, KORCA. Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Tosk. More information. |
The following 6 languages have a name, alternate name, or dialect name (in at least one country) that is similar to the name for this ISO code, but they are not encompassed by the code. Click on "More information" to learn the appropriate ISO 639 code for the given language.
| ALBANIAN, ARBËRESHË | [AAE] Italy. 80,000 (L. Newmark) to 100,000 speakers (N. Vincent in B. Comrie 1987), out of a population of 260,000 (1976 M. Stephens). Alternate names: ARBËRESHË. Dialects: SICILIAN ALBANIAN, CALABRIAN ALBANIAN, CENTRAL MOUNTAIN ALBANIAN, CAMPO MARINO ALBANIAN. Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Tosk. More information. |
| ALBANIAN, ARBËRESHË | [AAE] Italy. 80,000 (L. Newmark) to 100,000 speakers (N. Vincent in B. Comrie 1987), out of a population of 260,000 (1976 M. Stephens). Alternate names: ARBËRESHË. Dialects: SICILIAN ALBANIAN, CALABRIAN ALBANIAN, CENTRAL MOUNTAIN ALBANIAN, CAMPO MARINO ALBANIAN. Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Tosk. More information. |
| ALBANIAN, ARVANITIKA | [AAT] Greece. 50,000 (Newmark) to 140,000 possible speakers (1977 Trudgill and Tzavaras). Alternate names: ARVANITIKA, ARVANITIC, ARBERICHTE. Dialects: THRACEAN ARVANITIKA, NORTHWESTERN ARVANITIKA, SOUTH CENTRAL ARVANITIKA. Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Tosk. More information. |
| ALBANIAN, ARVANITIKA | [AAT] Greece. 50,000 (Newmark) to 140,000 possible speakers (1977 Trudgill and Tzavaras). Alternate names: ARVANITIKA, ARVANITIC, ARBERICHTE. Dialects: THRACEAN ARVANITIKA, NORTHWESTERN ARVANITIKA, SOUTH CENTRAL ARVANITIKA. Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Tosk. More information. |
| ROMANI, VLAX | [RMY] Romania. 200,000 to 250,000 in Romania. Population total all countries 1,500,000 (1986). 6,000,000 to 11,000,000 all Gypsies in the world (1987 Ian Hancock). Alternate names: GYPSY, TSIGENE, ROMANESE, VLAX ROMANY, DANUBIAN. Dialects: SEDENTARY ROMANIA, KALDERASH (KELDERASHÍCKO, COPPERSMITH), UKRAINE-MOLDAVIA, EASTERN, CHURARI (CHURARÍCKO, SIEVEMAKERS), LOVARI (LOVARÍCKO), MACHVANO (MACHVANMCKO), NORTH ALBANIAN, SOUTH ALBANIAN, SERBO-BOSNIAN, ZAGUNDZI, SEDENTARY BULGARIA, GHAGAR, GREKURJA (GRECO). Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Vlax. More information. |
| ROMANI, VLAX | [RMY] Romania. 200,000 to 250,000 in Romania. Population total all countries 1,500,000 (1986). 6,000,000 to 11,000,000 all Gypsies in the world (1987 Ian Hancock). Alternate names: GYPSY, TSIGENE, ROMANESE, VLAX ROMANY, DANUBIAN. Dialects: SEDENTARY ROMANIA, KALDERASH (KELDERASHÍCKO, COPPERSMITH), UKRAINE-MOLDAVIA, EASTERN, CHURARI (CHURARÍCKO, SIEVEMAKERS), LOVARI (LOVARÍCKO), MACHVANO (MACHVANMCKO), NORTH ALBANIAN, SOUTH ALBANIAN, SERBO-BOSNIAN, ZAGUNDZI, SEDENTARY BULGARIA, GHAGAR, GREKURJA (GRECO). Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Vlax. More information. |
