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Gheg





Language Information

  name Gheg
  speakers 2,800,000 (quoted from Omniglot)
  region Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
  familycolor Indo-European
  fam2 Albanian
  iso3 aln


Gheg (or '''Geg''') is one of the two major dialects of the Albanian Language . The other is Tosk , which is the main basis for the standard form of Albanian . The dividing line between these two dialects is the Shkumbin River , which winds its way through central Albania .

Gheg is spoken in Northern Albania, parts of Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia and Montenegro (Mali i Zi in Albanian), and by the Albanians in Kosovo and in Serbia (mostly the cities of Presevo , Bujanovac , and Medvedja ).


Gheg Nasalized Vowels



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EXTERNAL LINKS

  • [http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/documentation.asp?id=aln ISO Documentation]