Fjoralba Mishaxhiu, Albanian journalist

[Kalimtari]

http://www.mapo.al/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/FIOR_043880000.jpg
she's the news host:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybnb0oxGcq0

[La Misse]

Tosk or Gheg?

[Kalimtari]

Tosk or Gheg?

mem vra, nuk e di (mbiemni duket diqysh Geg, por sjam i sigurt)

[Kalimtari]

They call it in France LE BUMP :D

[Kalimtari]

von Bump

[Roy]

Mainly Noric. She looks somewhat Western Euro at least in the first photo. The Albanian ''r'' is pronounced in the same way like American I hear.

[dralos]

Mainly Noric. She looks somewhat Western Euro at least in the first photo. The Albanian ''r'' is pronounced in the same way like American I hear.
in balkan its the alboz that got more western vibe i dont mean only northwest but whole west and yugoslavs got eastern vibe

[Kalimtari]

Mainly Noric. She looks somewhat Western Euro at least in the first photo. The Albanian ''r'' is pronounced in the same way like American I hear.

generally it's less strongly pronounced

[Roy]

generally it's less strongly pronounced

Yes - it should be added but the general sound is slightly different here.

[Kalimtari]

Yes - it should be added but the general sound is slightly different here.

You soften the "r" in Poland as well? I've never noticed this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v6Lbq5C0YU

[Roy]

You soften the "r" in Poland as well? I've never noticed this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v6Lbq5C0YU

We have normal alveoral thrill - similar to Spanish one and I checked that Albanians also share the same sound but the way of pronouncing still appear to be different. It is called retroflex I think with the tongue tip pushed backward.

[Kalimtari]

We have normal alveoral thrill - similar to Spanish one and I checked that Albanians also share the same sound but the way of pronouncing still appear to be different. It is called retroflex I think with the tongue tip pushed backward.

here's the whole thing:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAzy1-mou3M