Which Albanian dialect is the most widely spoken?
November 9, 2009 - 7:01 am
Assuming one has no specific plans, which would be the best dialect to go for: Gheg or Tosk?
The majority of them are Gheg speakers, but I don’t think you realize that Gheg and Tosk branch off into four subdialects, EACH !!!
Generally, Gheg speakers could understand Tosk speakers while Tosk speakers might have a hard time understanding Gheg speakers.
The official standard dialect of Albania is mainly Tosk with bits of Gheg mixed into it. Go with this one.
November 9th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Tosk is the official language in Albania since 1945, so I think it is the best to go for.
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November 9th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Gheg, it is spoken by about two thirds of all Albanians.
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November 9th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Ghegh…(northern Albania +Kosovo+west of Fyrom+South of MonteNegro)
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November 9th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
the gheg is spoken by more albanians, but the tosk is the official one..
you should go for tosk, there’s no big difference after all..
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November 9th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Gheg definatley……….
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November 9th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
The majority of them are Gheg speakers, but I don’t think you realize that Gheg and Tosk branch off into four subdialects, EACH !!!
Generally, Gheg speakers could understand Tosk speakers while Tosk speakers might have a hard time understanding Gheg speakers.
The official standard dialect of Albania is mainly Tosk with bits of Gheg mixed into it. Go with this one.
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