Albanian language

Classification

Albanian was proved to be an Indo-European language in the 1850s. The Albanian language is on its own branch of the Indo-European language family. Some hypothesize that Albanian may be the survival of an Illyrian language once spoken in the northwestern Balkans. Others suggest Albanian may be related more to the ancient Dacian language once spoken in Moesia and Dacia. It is unclear whether Dacian and Illyrian were on different branches of the Indo-European family, but most scholars consider that they were.

Related Topics:
Indo-European - 1850s - Illyrian language - Dacian language - Moesia - Dacia - Dacian - Illyrian

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The two distinct Albanian dialects, Tosk and Gheg, spoken today are part of a wider language group. Languages sharing a common origin with Tosk are spoken in Italian and Greek enclaves and appear to be related most closely to the dialect of Çamëria in the extreme south of Albania. Due to the heavy influence of the Italian and Greek languages with which they have come into contact, they have diverged significantly from standard Tosk Albanian and are widely regarded as separate languages within the same language family.

Related Topics:
Tosk - Italian - Greek - Çamëria - Albania - Italian - Greek

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• Gheg subgroup:
• Gheg dialect
• Tosk subgroup:
• Tosk dialect
• Arbëreshë
• Arvanitika