Gheg Albanian
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| Gheg | ||
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| Spoken in: | Albania | |
| Total speakers: | — | |
| Language family: | Indo-European Albanian Gheg |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | to be added | |
| ISO/FDIS 639-3: | aln | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | ||
Geg (or Gheg) is a northern Albanian dialect. The other main dialect is Tosk on which is more based the standard form of the Albanian language. The dividing line between these two dialects is the Shkumbin River, which winds its way through central Albania. Geg can also refer to the clans in Albania speaking the Geg dialect.
Geg dialect is spoken in Northern Albania, parts of Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and by the Albanians in Kosovo and in Serbia (Presevo, Bujanovac, Medvedja).
The Gheg clan was ruled by the Zogu Dynasty, the most famous member of which is King Zog I of the Albanians.
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