It may also refer to literature written by Albanians in Albania, Kosovo and the Albanian diaspora particularly in Italy. Albanian occupies an independent...
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and Literature of the Academy of Sciences of Albania. Two dictionaries were published in 1954: an Albanian language dictionary and a Russian–Albanian dictionary...
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Arbëreshë people (redirect from Arbëreshë-Albanian)
variant of the Albanian language which derives from the Tosk Albanian spoken in central-southern Albania and Epirus. In Italy the Albanian Arbëresh language...
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The Albanian alphabet (Albanian: alfabeti shqip) is a variant of the Latin alphabet used to write the Albanian language. It consists of 36 letters: The...
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The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are the main...
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Gjekë Marinaj (category CS1 Albanian-language sources (sq))
post-Communist Albania and its diaspora include the Society of Albanian-American Writers’ Golden Pen Award (2003); the Albanian BookerMan Prize for Literature (2011)...
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police. Full Albanian-language and cultural facilities were granted by the Yugoslav constitution of 1974, and Kosovo Albanian literature and culture flourished...
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Ismail Kadare (category CS1 Albanian-language sources (sq))
Ismail Kadare (Albanian: [ismaˈil kadaˈɾe]; 28 January 1936 – 1 July 2024) was an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. He...
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dictionary of the Albanian language known so far. Pjetër Bogdani (1630 – 1689), Catholic bishop and writer, author of the first Albanian work in prose. Papa...
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Albanian culture or the culture of Albanians (Albanian: kultura shqiptare [kultuˈɾa ʃcipˈtaɾɛ]) is a term that embodies the artistic, culinary, literary...
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Western literature includes written works in many languages: Albanian literature Armenian literature American literature Argentine literature Aromanian...
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conduct in the Albanian traditional customary law (Kanun), which has directed all the aspects of Albanian tribal society. The Albanian adjective besnik...
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Despite its name, Caucasian Albanian bears no linguistic relationship whatsoever with the Albanian language spoken in Albania, which belongs to the Indo-European...
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Naim Frashëri (category CS1 Albanian-language sources (sq))
Albania. He is regarded as a pioneer of modern Albanian literature and one of the most influential Albanian cultural icons of the 19th century. Frashëri's...
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The Albanian diaspora (Albanian: Mërgata Shqiptare or Diaspora Shqiptare) are the ethnic Albanians and their descendants living outside of Albania, Kosovo...
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during the Albanian National Awakening (Albanian: Rilindja). Albanian nationalism is also associated with similar concepts, such as Albanianism ("Shqiptaria")...
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Robert Elsie (category Articles containing Albanian-language text)
scholar who specialized in Albanian literature and folklore. Elsie was a writer, translator, interpreter, and specialist in Albanian studies, being the author...
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number of Albanian epic singers (Albanian: lahutarë or rapsodë, 'bards' or 'rhapsodes') can be found today in Kosovo and northern Albania, and some also...
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and arbar, the term in Albanian became rendered as Arbëreshë (Gheg Albanian: Arbëneshë) for the people and Arbëria (Gheg Albanian: Arbënia) for the country...
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significant ethnic Albanian Christian minorities in certain regions. The resulting situation where Sunni Islam was the largest faith in the Albanian ethnolinguistic...
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Albanophilia (category Culture of Albania)
non-Albanian person's expression of a strong interest in or appreciation for the Albanian language, Albanian culture, Albanian literature, Albanian history...
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Albanian mafia or Albanian organized crime (Albanian: Mafia Shqiptare) are the general terms used for criminal organizations based in Albania or composed...
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Plans for an Albanian Vilayet were lost with the Partition of Albania. A separate Albanian vilayet was a part of the agenda of many Albanian organizations...
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Albanian) "Skaner 1997", Gëzim Zilja (in Albanian) "Kryengritje e tradhtuar", Panajot Barka (in Albanian) "Lufta jo civile", Preç Zogaj (in Albanian)...
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Meshari (category Albanian literature)
Meshari (Albanian for "Missal") is the oldest published book in Albanian. The book was written by Gjon Buzuku, a Catholic cleric in 1555. The book contains...
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order that came to Albania through the Albanian Janissaries that served in the Ottoman army and whose members practised Albanian pagan rites under a...
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The Albanians of Kosovo (Albanian: Shqiptarët e Kosovës, pronounced [ʃcipˈtaɾət ɛ kɔˈsɔvəs]), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovan Albanians or...
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Fan Noli (category Articles containing Albanian-language text)
1965), was an Albanian-American writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, Archbishop, Metropolitan and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church...
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Abbas Ali Türbe (category CS1 Albanian-language sources (sq))
The Abbas ibn Ali Türbe (Albanian: Tyrbja e Abaz Aliut) is a Bektashi türbe (Albanian: tyrbe "shrine", or mekam, "holy tomb") is a Bektashi shrine traditionally...
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Migjeni (category CS1 Albanian-language sources (sq))
(Albanian pronunciation: [miˈɫoʃ ɟɛˈrɟ niˈkoɫa]; 13 October 1911 – 26 August 1938), commonly known by the acronym pen name Migjeni, was an Albanian poet...
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