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The language is spoken by approximately 6 million people in the Balkans, primarily in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece. [1] However, due to old communities in Italy and the large Albanian diaspora, the worldwide total of speakers is much higher than in Southern Europe and numbers approximately 7.5 million.
The paper has been accused by some people and organizations in Kosovo of Islamophobia. Fol Drejt independent online newspaper. Kosova24 ('Kosova 24') is an independent newsmedia based in Prizren, owned by Kosova 24 SH.P.K. [1] Shqip.com ('Shqip.com') is an independent newsmedia based in Prishtina, owned by Albmedia Group L.L.C [1]
Late Old English borrowed some grammar and core vocabulary from Old Norse, a North Germanic language. [11] [12] [13] Then, Middle English borrowed vocabulary extensively from French dialects, which are the source of approximately 28% of Modern English words, and from Latin, which is the source of an additional 28%. [14]
A vocabulary (also known as a lexicon) is a set of words, typically the set in a language or the set known to an individual. The word vocabulary originated from the Latin vocabulum, meaning "a word, name". It forms an essential component of language and communication, helping convey thoughts, ideas, emotions, and information.
In the 1485 defter, which covered the Gjakova region of Western Kosovo, half of the villages had Albanian names or a mixture of Slavic-Albanian names. [23] During Stefan Dusan's reign, Albanian Catholics in Kosovo were forcibly converted into Orthodoxy, many others were expelled, and Catholic churches were converted into Orthodox ones. [24] [25 ...
Combined with continued skirmishes between Albanian guerrillas and Yugoslav forces the conflict resulted in a further massive displacement of population in Kosovo. [123] Kosovar Albanian soldiers holding pictures in memory of the men who were killed or went missing in the Krusha massacres Photograph of Kosovo Albanian refugees during the Kosovo ...
Education in Albanian was withdrawn in 1992 and re-established in 1994. [15] At the University of Pristina, which was seen as a centre of Kosovo Albanian cultural identity, education in the Albanian language was abolished and Albanian teachers were also dismissed in large numbers. Albanians responded by boycotting state schools and setting up ...
The news agency Kosova Press was established on January 4, 1999. Since that time, it has published information in these languages: Albanian, English, German and French. It currently publishes in Albanian and English. Koha Ditore ('Daily Time'), the only newspaper published before 1999, remains the leading daily newspaper.