Albanian, Gheg

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A language of Serbia

ISO 639-3
aln
Alternate Names
Geg, Shqip, Shqyp
Population

1,630,000 in Serbia. Population total all countries: 4,178,790. Ethnic population: 2,000,000 (1998 Los Angeles Times).

Location

Kosovo. Also in Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, United States.

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Language Status

2 (Provincial). Statutory language of provincial identity in Bjanovac, 2 other municipalities (2009, Constitution, Article 10(2)). De facto provincial language in Kosovo.

Classification
Indo-European, Albanian, Gheg
Dialects

Gheg, Northeast, Gheg, Northwest. There is a transitional dialect zone which is neither Gheg Albanian nor Tosk Albanian [als]. It is spoken in a few towns and villages around the Shkumbin River such as Shpat and Sulovë.

Language Use

Vigorous. Restrictions on Albanian at Kosovo’s university since 1990.

Language Development
Newspapers. NT: 1869–1990.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Albanian, Gheg
Writing
Braille script. Latin script, primary usage.
Other Comments

Muslim, Christian.

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