Albanian
Albanian is documented on Dialect Atlas across 3 dialects, including Arbëresh, Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian.
Dialects of Albanian
- ArbëreshItalo-AlbanianThe Albanian variety of the Arbëreshë communities of southern Italy, descended from 15th-century settlers fleeing the Ottoman conquest. A medieval Tosk Albanian preserved through five centuries of relative isolation.
- Gheg AlbanianGegërishteThe 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.
- Tosk AlbanianToskërishte · Standard Albanian basisThe southern Albanian dialect group, centred on Tirana and the south. The basis of the modern Albanian literary standard codified in 1972.