Languages of Albania
[See also SIL publications on the languages of Albania.]Republic of Albania, Republika e Shqipërisë. 3,154,000. National or official language: Tosk Albanian. Literacy rate: 85%. Information mainly from B. Comrie 1987; G. Messing 1980; L. Newmark 1982. Blind population: 2,000. Deaf population: 204,565 (1998). The number of individual languages listed for Albania is 7. Of those, all are living languages.
| Albanian | [sqi]
A macrolanguage.
Population total all countries: 5,825,018.
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| Albanian, Gheg | [aln]
1,800,000 in Albania (2007). North.
Alternate names: Geg, Gheg, Guegue, Shopni.
Dialects: Mandrica, Ship (Kosove), Scutari, Elbasan-Tirana.
Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Gheg
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| Albanian, Tosk | [als]
2,900,000 in Albania (1989). Population total all countries: 3,035,000. Mainly south to Shkumbi River. Also in Belgium, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Sweden, Turkey (Europe), Ukraine, United States.
Alternate names: Arnaut, Shkip, Shqip, Shqiperë, Skchip, Tosk, Zhgabe.
Dialects: Arbanasi (Zadar), Srem (Syrmia), Camerija, Korca. Not intelligible with Arbëreshë [aae] of Italy. The basis of official Standard Albanian since 1952.
Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Tosk
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| Aromanian | [rup]
10,000 in Albania (Salminen 1993). Ethnic population: Up to 400,000 in Albania. South, especially in Korçë, Lushnjë, Pernët, Gjirokastër, Sarandë, Berat, Durrës, Kavajë, and Tiranë.
Alternate names: Armina, Aromunian, Arumanian, Arumun, Macedo Romanian, Macedo-Rumanian, Vlach.
Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern
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| Greek | [ell]
60,000 in Albania (1989). South.
Classification: Indo-European, Greek, Attic
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| Macedonian | [mkd]
150,000 in Albania.
Alternate names: Macedonian Slavic, Slavic.
Classification: Indo-European, Slavic, South, Eastern
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| Romani, Vlax | [rmy]
60,000 in Albania (1991).
Dialects: Southern Vlax Romani.
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Vlax
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| Serbian | [srp]
297,000 in Albania (2007). Southwest.
Alternate names: Montenegrin.
Classification: Indo-European, Slavic, South, Western
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