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''Native Name''= Republika Shqiperise

''Population''= 3,600,523

''Languages''= 7

''Situation''= all living

''National or official language''= Albanian ( Tosk )

''Literacy Rate''= 85%

''Blind population''= 2,000

''Deaf population''= 204,565


RANKING

1. Albanian ( Tosk )

2. Albanian ( Gheg )

3. Greek

Romani ( Vlax )

4. Romanian ( Macedo )

5. Macedonian

6. Serbian


ALBANIAN ( GHEG )

''Population (speakers)'': 300,000

''Region'': Northern Albania

''Language Family'': Indo-European , Albanian , Gheg



ALBANIAN ( TOSK )

National/Official language

''Population (speakers)'': 2,900,000

''Region'': Mainly South Albania

''Language Family'': Indo-European , Albanian , Tosk


GREEK

''Population (speakers)'': 60,000

''Region'': Southern Albania

''Language Family'': Indo-European , Greek , Attic



MACEDONIAN

''Population (speakers)'': 15,000

''Language Family'': Indo-European , Slavic , South , Eastern


ROMANI ( VLAX )

''Population (speakers)'': 60,000

''Language Family'': Indo-European , Indo-Iranian , Indo-Aryan , Central Zone , Romani , Vlax


ROMANIAN ( MACEDO )

''Population (speakers)'': 50,000

''Region'': South Albania

''Language Family'': Indo-European , Italic , Romance , Eastern


SERBIAN

''Region'': Southwest Albania

''Language Family'': Indo-European , Slavic , South , Western


REFERENCES

http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=AL