Albanian

Albanian banner

Albanian

Shqip

Speaker Numbers

International Speaker Numbers according to
EGIDS (Ethnologue) Source UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
6 165 660 (L1 only) Site under maintenance (will be updated) Arbëreshë - 80 000 / Arvanitika - 50 000
National Speaker Numbers
Country Language National Speaker Number Bases for Calculation Year Source
Albania Gheg 1 450 000 (given) Users 2023
Albania Tosk 2 347 700 (given) Language spoken at home 2023
Greece Arvanitika 50 000 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Greece Arvanitika 50 000 Users 2007
Greece Tosk 10 000 Users 2002
Italy Arbëreshë 80 000 (international) Speakers 2026 (Website accessed)
Italy Arbëreshë 100 000 Users 2010
North Macedonia Gheg 444 026 (given) Household Language 2021
North Macedonia Tosk 3 300 Users 2022
Romania Albanian 421 (given) Mother Tongue 2021
Serbia Albanian 65 475 (given) Mother Tongue 2022


Endangerment

International Endangerment according to
UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
Site under maintenance (will be updated) Arbëreshë - Vulnerable / Arvanitika - Vulnerable
National Endangerment according to EGIDS (Ethnologue)
Country Language Endangerment Level Source
Albania Gheg 4 (Educational)
Albania Tosk Tosk - 1 (National) / Gheg - 4 (Educational)
Greece Arvanitika Vulnerable
Greece Arvanitika 8a (Moribund)
Greece Tosk 5* (Dispersed)
Italy Arbëreshë Vulnerable
Italy Arbëreshë 6b (Threatened)
North Macedonia Gheg 1 (National)
North Macedonia Tosk 4 (Educational)
Romania Albanian 5* (Dispersed)
Serbia Albanian 2 (Provincial)
Pan-National Official Language in
ECRML-Recognised in
Non-ECRML in

Comments

Add a comment

Note: Comments are moderated. Only approved comments will appear on the page.