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Italian and Albanian


Albanian and Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
2   
13

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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.
    •   

Similar To
French and Portuguese Languages   
Romanian   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
16   
6
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ciao   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
grazie   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
Come stai?   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
buonanotte   
natën e mirë   

Good Evening
buonasera   
mirëmbrëma   

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
buongiorno   
mirëmengjes   

Please
Per Favore   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
scusate   
Me fal   

Bye
arrivederci   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
Ti amo   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
Scusami   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco   
Gheg Albanian   

Where They Speak
Lazio   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
21
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Central Italian   
Tosk Albanian   

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Tuscan   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
7.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
Not Available   

Native Speakers
64.00 million   
18
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million   
20
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
Italiano   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

Alternative Names
Italiano   
Not Available   

French Name
italien   
albanais   

German Name
Italienisch   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Italians   
Albanians   

History

Origin
960 BC   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Albanian   

Standard Forms
Italian   
Standard Albanian   

Language Position
27   
23
Not Available   

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
it   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
ita   
alb   

ISO 639 3
ita   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
itas   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ital1282   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q   
55-AAA-aaa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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All Italian and Albanian 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 Italian and Albanian dialects. Various dialects of Italian and Albanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Italian are spoken in different Italian Speaking Countries whereas Albanian Dialects are spoken in different Albanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Italian vs Albanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Italian dialects include: Romanesco, Central Italian. Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian , Tosk Albanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Italian and Albanian Speaking population

Italian and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available. 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 Italian and Albanian on Italian vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Italian and Albanian Language Codes

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

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