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    For example, Arberesh dont say "Gj" like uz siptars, we say it like in english "Job", while they pronounce it literally, ie g+j



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    Arberesh is very interesting.

    Has many ''different'' sounds, and I am not talking about the Italian accent.
    I hear many ''θ'' (th, like in thunder), lot of ''sh'' (the Sean Connery ''s'') and many ''h'' (like in ''hole'' but stronger).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ushtari View Post
    Arberesh dialect evolved differently from the one we are used to because it was isolated from us otherz, so it sounds like it should.
    I know that.I meant it is obviously that it will sound Italian to foreigners.I know some Albanians from Turkey they speak the language with Turkish undertone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Urpean View Post
    Considering she knows any Albanian is impressive. Arberesh have been living in Italy for 500+ years There are some 1st generation Albanians living in the West that can't speak a word of Albanian.
    This is true. I know many second generation albanians in my city (most of albanian in Torino have come here after the death of Hoxha) that aren't able to speak a good albanian.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ushtari View Post
    For example, Arberesh dont say "Gj" like uz siptars, we say it like in english "Job", while they pronounce it literally, ie g+j



    Maybe they have mantained some archaism that in modern Albania are disappeared and obviously the language has been heavy influenced by sicilian one.

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    Arberesh is very interesting.

    Has many ''different'' sounds, and I am not talking about the Italian accent.
    I hear many ''θ'' (th, like in thunder), lot of ''sh'' (the Sean Connery ''s'') and many ''h'' (like in ''hole'' but stronger).

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    Quote Originally Posted by dandelion View Post
    Arberesh is very interesting.

    Has many ''different'' sounds, and I am not talking about the Italian accent.
    I hear many ''θ'' (th, like in thunder), lot of ''sh'' (the Sean Connery ''s'') and many ''h'' (like in ''hole'' but stronger).
    Yes we use this sound sh and th also.

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    Btw, Arberesh of italy and Arvanites of Greece are TOSKS

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tribuno View Post
    This is true. I know many second generation albanians in my city (most of albanian in Torino have come here after the death of Hoxha) that aren't able to speak a good albanian.
    I once had a classmate from Milan that gave me the most uncomfortable look when I told him I was Albanian.

    I have some uncles in Bresca that told me the prejudice and stereotype against Albanians was bad 5-10 years ago. They used to tell people they were Macedonian lol. How is the general perception of Albanians today?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ushtari View Post
    For example, Arberesh dont say "Gj" like uz siptars, we say it like in english "Job", while they pronounce it literally, ie g+j


    Ghegs are Tosks with speaking disabilities and an attitude.

    You never say Qen you say CHEN, u never say Gjize you say Xhize.

    Tosks = Übermensch

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sturmgewehr View Post
    Ghegs are Tosks with speaking disabilities and an attitude.

    You never say Qen you say CHEN, u never say Gjize you say Xhize.

    Tosks = Übermensch
    Its teh other way around, Tosks are a split from ghegz. Teh original illyrians spoke a language akin to our dialect, while your is heavily wannabe Italian



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