Albania
Home to 3 dialects represented on Dialect Atlas, spanning 2 language families.
Romanian dialects in Albania
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also: Toskërishte, Standard Albanian basis
The southern Albanian dialect group, centred on Tirana and the south. The basis of the modern Albanian literary standard codified in 1972.
Gheg Albanian
also: Gegërishte
The northern Albanian dialect group, spoken across northern Albania, Kosovo, and parts of North Macedonia and Montenegro. Distinguished by nasal vowels and the retention of older Albanian features.