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Turkish and Albanian


Albanian and Turkish


Countries

Countries
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
11   
5
2   
13

National Language
Turkey   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   

Regulated By
Turkish Language Association   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

Interesting Facts
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern 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
Azerbaijani Language   
Romanian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
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
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Merhaba   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
teşekkür ederim   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
Nasılsın?   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
İyi Geceler   
natën e mirë   

Good Evening
İyi Akşamlar   
mirëmbrëma   

Good Afternoon
Tünaydın   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
günaydın   
mirëmengjes   

Please
lütfen   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
üzgünüm   
Me fal   

Bye
Hoşçakal   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
Seni seviyorum   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
Afedersiniz   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Azerbaijani Turkish   
Gheg Albanian   

Where They Speak
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
26,000,000.00   
9
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Crimean Turkish   
Tosk Albanian   

Where They Speak
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
480,000.00   
29
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Gagauz   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
140,000.00   
26
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
75.00 million   
23
7.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.95 %   
21
Not Available   

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
Türkçe   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

Alternative Names
Anatolian, Türkisch   
Not Available   

French Name
turc   
albanais   

German Name
Türkisch   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Turkish   
Albanians   

History

Origin
c. 1350   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Turkic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Turkic   
Not Available   

Branch
Southwestern(Oghuz)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish   
Old Albanian   

Standard Forms
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)   
Standard Albanian   

Language Position
19   
17
Not Available   

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

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
tr   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tur   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
tur   
alb   

ISO 639 3
tur   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1301   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
44-AAB-a   
55-AAA-aaa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Synthetic   

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

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Turkish and Albanian Speaking population

Turkish and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Turkish and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Turkish and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 % 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 Turkish and Albanian on Turkish vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Turkish and Albanian Language Codes

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

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