Albanian Language
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Albanian is an Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of its branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan group.
It is the official language of Albania and Kosovo, and a co-official language in North Macedonia and Montenegro.
Approximately 5 million people speak Albanian in the Balkans, with a larger number in communities across the Americas, Europe, and Oceania.
Albanian has two main dialects: Gheg, spoken in the north, and Tosk, spoken in the south.