Gheg Albanian

Gheg Albanian is a language, spoken in Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Wikidata describes it as “northern dialect of the Albanian language”.

5 · DevelopingLatn

Wikidata record Glottolog

At a glance

ISO 639-3: aln
Glottocode: gheg1238
Family: unclassified
EGIDS: 5 Developing
Wikipedia: 41 language editions

—first-language speakers

—second-language speakers

4countries

1scripts

—levels in the tree

5EGIDS level

Facts

Name	Gheg Albanian
Also called	Gheg Albanian, Geg, Gegnisht
Written in	Latin script

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level

where it is spoken

Countries

Albania11 languages in the index North Macedonia11 languages in the index Montenegro9 languages in the index Serbia18 languages in the index

Also spoken in Albania

romRomaniIndo-European · 46 mDefinitely endangered ellModern GreekIndo-European · 15 m1 · National uigUyghurEastern Karluk · 10.4 m2 · Provincial bulBulgarianIndo-European · 9 m1 · National sqiAlbanianunclassified · 6.2 mSafe alsTosk Albanianunclassified · 3 m1 · National mkdMacedonianIndo-European · 2 m1 · National rmyVlax RomaniIndo-European · 538,4806b · Threatened rupAromanianIndo-European · 112,9604 · Educational sqkAlbanian Sign Languageunclassified · 3,0005 · Developing