Albania
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Albanian
Albanian Sign Language
[sqk] Scattered. Users: 3,000 (Hoyer 2007). 15,000 deaf in Albania, 24,100 worldwide (2014 IMB). Status: 5 (Developing). Alternate Names: AlbSL, Gjuha Shenjave e Shqip, Gjuha Shqiq e Shenjave, Gjuha e Shenjave Shqipe. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Albanian, Gheg
[aln] Widespread north of the Shkumbin river. Users: 1,200,000 in Albania (2012 UNSD). Ethnic population: 2,310,000 ethnic Albanians (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 4,116,020. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Geg, Gegnisht-Shqyp, Gheg, Guegue, Shopni, Shqip, Shqyp. Autonym: Gegnisht. Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Gheg.
Albanian, Tosk
[als] Widespread south of the Shkumbin river. Users: 1,570,000 in Albania (2012 UNSD). Ethnic population: 2,310,000 ethnic Albanians (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 1,871,810. Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1998, Constitution, Article 14(1)). Alternate Names: Arnaut, Shkip, Skchip, Tosk, Zhgabe. Autonym: Shqip. Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Tosk.
Aromanian
[rup] Fier County: Mbrostar commune; Gjirokastër and Korçë counties: far southeast; Tiranë area. Users: 50,000 in Albania (2018 N. Balamaci). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Armani, Armina, Armini, Aromunian, Arumanian, Arumanisht, Arumenian, Arumun, Macedo Romanian, Macedo-Rumanian, Vlach. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern.
English
[eng] Users: 2,900 in Albania (2017 J. Leclerc). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
French
[fra] Major cities. Users: 61,600 in Albania (Beck et al 2018), L2 users. Status: 4 (Educational). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
Greek
[ell] Widespread south and larger cities. Users: 15,200 in Albania (2012 census). Ethnic population: 24,200 (2012 census). Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto provincial working language in Gjirokaster, Sarande, and Delvina provinces in south. Classification: Indo-European, Greek, Attic.
Italian
[ita] Users: 7,870 in Albania (2017 J. Leclerc). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Italo-Dalmatian.
Macedonian
[mkd] Korçë county: scattered. Users: 4,440 in Albania (2012 census). Ethnic population: 5,510 (2012 census). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Macedonian Slavic. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Eastern.
Romani, Vlax
[rmy] Berat, Durrës, Elbasan, Korçë, Lezhë, Shkodër, Tiranë, and Vlorë counties. Users: 4,000 in Albania (2012 census). Ethnic population: 8,300 (2012 census). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Rom. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Romani, Vlax.
Serbian
[srp] Durrës, Elbasan, Fier, Korçë, Shkodër, and Tiranë counties. Users: 66 in Albania (2012 census). Ethnic population: 370 (2012 census). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Serbo-Croatian. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western.