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    I agree with those who said it has a similar cadence to ceremonial Latin, while also having a vague "Turk vibe" to it.

    As a whole, it basically sounds like a gruff Indo-European tribal language in my ears - which is what it is.

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    It depend on what Gheg region you are in, the ones in Gjakova and Prizren have a more soft melodic accent, but in north kosovo the accent sounds some what Russian like... Especially in Prishtina. but in most kosovo places where ever you go it sounds more Romanian like.

    In Suhrek they say Shka instead of Qka which means what.

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    Sound a mix of Slavic and Greek

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    Somewhat Slavic sounding.

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    Like a sort of Slavic with Romanian/Latin accent.

    BTW it is true that in Albanian (don't remember if Tosk or Gheg) Katalan means a one-eyed monster?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Empecinado View Post
    Like a sort of Slavic with Romanian/Latin accent.

    BTW it is true that in Albanian (don't remember if Tosk or Gheg) Katalan means a one-eyed monster?
    I never heard that, but in Albanian we use Baljoz for the one eyed monster.

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    Gheg is divided into four sub-dialects: Northwest Gheg, Northeast Gheg, Central Gheg, and Southern Gheg.

    Northwest Gheg is spoken throughout Montenegro, northwestern Kosovo (west of Pej), Lezhë, northwestern Mirditë, Pukë, and Shkodër.

    Northeast Gheg is spoken throughout most of Kosovo, Presheve, Has, northeastern Mirditë, Kukës, Tropojë, and northern Tetovo.

    Central Gheg is spoken in Debar, Gostivar, Krujë, Peshkopi, southern Mirditë, Mat, eastern Struga, and southern Tetovo.

    Southern Gheg is spoken in Durrës, northern Elbasan, northern Peqin, Kavajë, northwest Struga, and Tirana.

    Northwest Gheg:



    Northeast Gheg:



    Central Gheg:



    Southern Gheg:


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    Quote Originally Posted by Roys View Post
    Somewhat Slavic sounding.
    :mmmm::mmmm: what a huge blasphemy from a Slavic brother

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    It must have some Turkish words. I'm pretty sure every Balkan language, even Greek, contains at least a few Turkish words.

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    At one time, I and my Macedonian friends used to use the few bits of Albanian we knew just to fool everyone else. The problem was we had learnt our few phrases from one friend who had an Albanian father and Macedonian mother, but had spoken Greek most of his life, and from another friend who was really Vlah, but came from southern Albania. I just checked "How are you?" with Google translate and it tells me "Si jeni?". We used to say "Si veti?". One day, at the Hellenic Club, my friends were all playing cards and my Vlah friend steered me to a table with a couple of guys and we went through the "Mirë" routine and then I discovered to my embarrassment that they were real Albanians. They thought it was a huge joke.

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