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Albanian and Romanian


Romanian and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Moldova, Romania  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Kazakhstan, Russia  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li  

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  

Similar To
Romanian  
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Romanian.jpg#200  

Alphabets
36  
18
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
29  
19
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
alo  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
multumesc  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
ce mai faci?  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
noapte Buna  

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma  
buna Seara  

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
buna Ziua  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
bună Dimineața  

Please
Ju lutem  
Vă Rog  

Sorry
Me fal  
scuze  

Bye
mirupafshim  
La revedere  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
Te iubesc  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
Scuza-Ma  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Aromanian  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
20
250,000.00  
38

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
Megleno-Romanian  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
20
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Istro-Romanian  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Croatia  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
28
1,400.00  
37

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.50 million  
99+
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.37 %  
35

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
31
4.00 million  
30

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
Română  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian  

French Name
albanais  
roumain; moldave  

German Name
Albanisch  
Rumänisch  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[roˈmɨnə]  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Romanians  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
1521  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
Proto-Romanian  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
Romanian  

Language Position
Not Available  
36  
28

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Romanian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
ro  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
ron  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
rum  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
ron  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
alba1267  
roma1327  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
51-AAD-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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All Albanian and Romanian Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Albanian and Romanian dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Romanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Romanian Dialects are spoken in different Romanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Romanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Romanian dialects include: Aromanian , Megleno-Romanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Albanian and Romanian Speaking population

Albanian and Romanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Romanian languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Romanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Romanian language is 0.37 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Albanian and Romanian on Albanian vs Romanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Romanian Language Codes

Albanian and Romanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Romanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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