GJUHA SHQIPE! The Albanian Language is Awesome

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Published 2019-12-01
This video is all about the Albanian language! Shqip!

Special thanks to Erbi for his feedback and audio samples, as well as Fabio Beta for his additional samples and feedback. And thanks to the other Albanian speakers who answered all my questions, including Ertjan Arapi, Dritëro Ferri, and Gabriel Ruta.

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Major sources include:

Discovering Albanian 1, by Linda Mëniku and Héctor Campos.

Colloquial Albanian: The Complete Course for Beginners
By Linda Mëniku, Héctor Campos
Kapia, Enkeleida (2010). The role of syntax and pragmatics in the structure and acquisition of clitic doubling in Albanian. Ph.D. dissertation, Boston University.
Discussion points based on the above dissertation:
ling-blogs.bu.edu/lx500a1s10/files/2010/02/lx500ac…

“Albanian” by Alexander Rusakov. Found in “The Indo-European Languages,” edited by Mate Kapović, Anna Giacalone Ramat, Paolo Ramat. Page 552-600.
“The Albanian Tense System” by Jean-Louis Duchet. Found in “Tense Systems in European Languages II,” edited by Rolf Thieroff.

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Music
Intro: "Early Riser" by Kevin MacLeod. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. incompetech.com/

Body: “Sunset Drive” by South London Hi-Fi

Outro: “Groovy Hip Hop” by Bensound.com

All Comments (21)
  • @liriani
    I swear we Albanians aren't dead inside when we talk.
  • @polman1262
    Mirëdita nga Polonia. Po tentoj ta mësoj gjuhën shqipe por duhet të them që shqipja është njëra nga gjuhat më të veshtira në Evropë. Këtu në Poloni shumë njërezit duan Shqiprinë dhe shkojnë tek ju për pushim. Besoj që edhe unë do të vizitoj Shqiprinë këtë verë.
  • I am a learner of Albanian from Austria and have to admit it is a difficult language. However, there is also a lot of Latin based vocabulary. This makes learning much easier and also the conjugation patterns are straight forward. The most difficult might be the noun declension, but you get used to it as well. And I have to say that Albanians are very kind and helpful people, which makes learning a pleasure even though the language is a challenge. Much love and respect from your old allies in Austria. Rroftë Shqipëria!
  • @ajrinahysaj
    If languages are seas of emotions, cultures, particles of past and glimpses of future, Albanian is an an ocean that narrates a story with every word and phrase.
  • I speak Albanian since i was born but i’ve never realized how difficult its grammar was.
  • @shaalis
    I like how they picked the happiest guy to do the Albanian in this.
  • @adelanimani7531
    im albanian and i love that everyone is trying to explore our culture and our language
  • @raycaruso8026
    My great-grandmother was from Italy, but her native language was Albanian. She was from San Demetrio Corone, where it's still spoken by the locals.
  • @ensarb2298
    As an albanian native speaker, we DO NOT sound dead when we talk lol
  • @Sirinwara
    I've studied Albanian for two semesters in Budapest. My professor was really happy to have me as literally no one else took the chance to study this beautiful language. Greetings from Hungary - and faleminderit for sending us over prof. Lala.
  • @blackcat.19
    Albanian language is unique and its grammar is fascinating. Neither Romans nor Ottomans could destroy with the latter making it illegal to write or read it for 500 years. The schools and universities were destroyed and no new schools allowed for 500 years. Yet Albanian langue still knocked the ottomans out! It is oldest language in Europe and one of the oldest in the world.
  • @trapped146
    Ancient, complex, and beautiful language.
  • @miraculus4204
    One thing I learned from this: Thank God Albanian is my first language otherwise I would have never been able to learn it lmao
  • @amrmoustafa7569
    Here in Egypt there are many people have an Albanian origin, They were named Arnaut & lived in Egypt during the Ottoman rule however the Egyptian royal family which ruled Egypt before the 1952 coup d’état was of Albanian origin Greetings 👋🏻 to all of my Albanian brothers & sisters
  • I'm ashamed that I know so much about countries and languages but really knew very little about Albania and its language. Very interesting that they ended up in Italy, particularly near where my people came from in Italy... wouldn't it be funny if I had Albanian blood, going way back?
  • @kristjana_skura
    You have made a very accurate and clear summary of the Albanian language. I am from Albania and I am glad that there is interested in this language, even if we are a small country. Thank you all🤗🤗🤗
  • You have choosen the most depressed suicidal mood native albanian speaker I've ever heard on YouTube hahaha
  • @funguykel
    Here in the states I have worked and known Albanians. One thing I have noticed. They speak very good English. Yes, they have accents, but easy to understand.
  • Thank you, Paul. I have just returned from Albania. Your video the trip more enjoyable and… started to dissipate my linguistic ignorance. Going back to Albania in January, hopefully. Well done!