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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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