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Polish vs Albanian


Albanian vs Polish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Poland   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Poland   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

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

Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

Interesting Facts
  • Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
  • The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
  
  • 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
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages   
Romanian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
7   
4

How Many Consonants
23   
13
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
cześć   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
dziękuję   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
Jak się masz?   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
dobranoc   
natën e mirë   

Good Evening
dobry wieczór   
mirëmbrëma   

Good Afternoon
dzień dobry   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
Dzień dobry   
mirëmengjes   

Please
proszę   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
Przepraszam   
Me fal   

Bye
do widzenia   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
kocham Cię   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
przepraszam   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashubian   
Gheg Albanian   

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

How Many People Speak
108,000.00   
99+
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Masovian   
Tosk Albanian   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Silesian   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
Czech Republic, Poland   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
510,000.00   
22
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
34   
27
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
7.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.61 %   
25
Not Available   

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
Polski   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

Alternative Names
Polnisch, Polski   
Not Available   

French Name
polonais   
albanais   

German Name
Polnisch   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpɔlski]   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Poles   
Albanians   

History

Origin
1270   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Slavic   
Not Available   

Branch
Western   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Polish and Middle Polish   
Old Albanian   

Standard Forms
Polish   
Standard Albanian   

Language Position
24   
20
Not Available   

Signed Forms
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)   
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pl   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pol   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
pol   
alb   

ISO 639 3
pol   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
pols   
Not Available   

Glottocode
poli1260   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
53-AAA-cc   
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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Polish and Albanian Language History

Comparison of Polish vs Albanian language history gives us differences between origin of Polish and Albanian language. History of Polish language states that this language originated in 1270 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 Polish and Albanian Language History.

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Polish 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 Polish and Albanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Polish and Albanian language. Polish word for "Hello" is cześć or Albanian word for "Thank You" is Ju faleminderit. Find more of such common Polish Greetings and Albanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Polish vs Albanian Difficulty

The Polish vs Albanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Polish 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 Polish and Albanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Polish and Albanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Polish is 44 weeks while to learn Albanian time required is 44 weeks.

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