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Since 1908 Albanian has been based on the Latin alphabet, but before that the same language could be and was written in 4alphabets: Latin, Greek, Turkish Arabic and Cyrillic (96). The Albanian language belongs to the family of Indo-European languages. It is one of the oldest languages, yet different from the others.
How old is the Albanian race?
Albanians continuously first appear in the historical record in Byzantine sources of the 11th century. At this point, they were already fully Christianized. Albanian forms a separate branch of Indo-European, first attested in the 15th century, having evolved from one of the Paleo-Balkan languages of antiquity.
What alphabet is Albanian written in?
Since 1908 Albanian has been based on the Latin alphabet, but before that the same language could be and was written in 4alphabets: Latin, Greek, Turkish Arabic and Cyrillic (96). The Albanian Language / Gjuha shqipe For Invitees (Peace Corps 2005) (95).
Is Albanian the oldest language in the world?
Albanian, Armenian and Greek are old languages but not old enough. The contest to prove which language (Albanian, Armenian, or Greek) is the oldest is pointless.
Why is Albanian the closest language to Latin?
Albanian can not be the closest language to Latin, because albanian is in it’s own branch of Indo-European Languages, which makes it an language which was created uniquely from other languages. In the other hand the closest languages to Latin, are the languagesy that derivated from it, like Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and a bit of French.
How many people speak Albanian in Europe?
Geographic distribution. The language is spoken by approximately 7 million people primarily in Albania, Kosovo, Greece, Italy, Macedonia and Montenegro. However, due to the large Albanian diaspora, the total number of speakers is much higher than the native speakers in Southern Europe.