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A language of
Albania
Location
Widespread south of the Shkumbin river.
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Australia
Language Name
Albanian, Tosk
User Population
4,590 in Australia (2016 census). Census figure of 9,180 does not distinguish between Gheg [aln] and Tosk [als].
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Austria
Language Name
Albanian, Tosk
User Population
28,200 in Austria (2003 UNSD).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Belgium
Language Name
Albanian, Tosk
User Population
12,600 in Belgium (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Croatia
Language Name
Albanian, Tosk
User Population
17,100 in Croatia (2011 census). Ethnic population: 17,500 (2011 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Germany
Language Name
Albanian, Tosk
User Population
73,900 in Germany (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Greece
Language Name
Albanian, Tosk
User Population
10,000 in Greece (2002).
Location
Western Macedonia region: Florina and Kastoria, northeast of Lake Orestiada.
Alternate Names
Arvanitika, Camerija, Shqip
Dialects
Cham Tosk, Lab Tosk, Northern Tosk.
Language Status
5* (Dispersed).
Other Comments
In Greece, Tosk is called Arvanitika, the Greek term for Albanian. Distinct from Arvanitika Albanian [aat] proper.
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North Macedonia
Language Name
Albanian, Tosk
User Population
3,700 in North Macedonia (Leclerc 2018b).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Spain
Language Name
Albanian, Tosk
User Population
4,000 in Spain (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Sweden
Language Name
Albanian, Tosk
User Population
6,180 in Sweden (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Turkey
Language Name
Albanian, Tosk
User Population
72,900 in Turkey (2019). 1,100 monolinguals (1965 census).
Location
Bursa, Edirne, Istanbul, Kirklareli, and Tekirdag provinces; scattered in western Turkey.
Alternate Names
Shqip
Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Language Use
Also use Turkish [tur].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. Muslim.
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Ukraine
Language Name
Albanian, Tosk
User Population
1,740 in Ukraine (2001 census). Ethnic population: 3,310 (2001 census).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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United States
Language Name
Albanian, Tosk
User Population
66,900 in United States (2015 census). Census figure of 133,870 does not distinguish between Gheg [aln] and Tosk [als].
Location
Massachussetts: Boston; Illinois: Chicago; Michigan: Detroit, New York: New York city; Pennsylvania: Philadelphia.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Language Use
Many also use English [eng].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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