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Italian vs Albanian


Albanian vs 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.
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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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Italian and Albanian Language History

Comparison of Italian vs Albanian language history gives us differences between origin of Italian and Albanian language. History of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC whereas history of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Italian and Albanian Language History.

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Italian and Albanian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Italian and Albanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Italian and Albanian language. Italian word for "Hello" is ciao or Albanian word for "Thank You" is Ju faleminderit. Find more of such common Italian Greetings and Albanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Italian vs Albanian Difficulty

The Italian vs Albanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Italian Alphabets and Albanian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Italian and Albanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Italian and Albanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Italian is 24 weeks while to learn Albanian time required is 44 weeks.

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