Gheg
E22454
Gheg is the northern variety of the Albanian language, spoken primarily in northern Albania, Kosovo, and surrounding regions, and distinguished by notable phonological and grammatical features from other Albanian dialects.
Aliases (9)
- Gheg Albanian ×5
- Tosk Albanian ×3
- Central Gheg ×1
- Geg Albanian ×1
- Gheg Albanians ×1
- Gheg region ×1
- Kosovar Gheg ×1
- Northern Gheg ×1
- Southern Gheg ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
→
regional language variety → variety of the Albanian language → |
| belongsTo | Balkan sprachbund → |
| differsFrom | Tosk → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Geg
→
Gheg →
surface form: "Geg Albanian"
Gheg →
surface form: "Gheg Albanian"
|
| hasDialect |
Gheg
→
surface form: "Central Gheg"
Dibër dialect → Elbasan dialect → Gheg →
surface form: "Kosovar Gheg"
Gheg →
surface form: "Northern Gheg"
Shkodër dialect → Gheg →
surface form: "Southern Gheg"
|
| hasFeature |
different stress patterns from Tosk
→
different vowel system from Tosk → distinct grammar from Tosk → distinct phonology from Tosk → distinct verb morphology → retention of nasal vowels in some varieties → use of infinitive forms more than in Tosk → |
| hasISOCode | als (macrolanguage code for Albanian) → |
| hasLanguageBranch | Albanian branch → |
| hasLanguageFamily |
Indo-European language family
→
surface form: "Indo-European languages"
|
| hasMorphologicalFeature | distinct plural formation patterns → |
| hasPhonologicalProcess | vowel reduction in unstressed syllables (in many varieties) → |
| hasStandardForm | Standard Albanian based primarily on Tosk → |
| hasSyntacticFeature | use of clitic doubling in some constructions → |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
→
surface form: "Latin script"
|
| historicallyUsedIn | early Albanian literature → |
| influences | regional Albanian accents → |
| isMutuallyIntelligibleWith | Tosk → |
| isRegulatedBy | not regulated as a separate standard → |
| partOf | Albanian language → |
| spokenIn |
Albanian diaspora communities
→
Kosovo → Montenegro → North Macedonia → Serbia → Albania →
surface form: "northern Albania"
|
| subclassOf | Albanian dialect → |
| usedBy |
Gheg
→
surface form: "Gheg Albanians"
|
| usedIn |
everyday communication
→
folk songs → oral literature → regional media → |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Gheg region"
this entity surface form: "Gheg Albanian"
this entity surface form: "Tosk Albanian"
this entity surface form: "Gheg Albanian"
this entity surface form: "Geg Albanian"
this entity surface form: "Northern Gheg"
this entity surface form: "Central Gheg"
this entity surface form: "Southern Gheg"
this entity surface form: "Kosovar Gheg"
this entity surface form: "Gheg Albanian"
this entity surface form: "Tosk Albanian"
this entity surface form: "Gheg Albanian"