Gheg Albanian

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Geg (or Gheg) is a northern Albanian dialect. The other main dialect is Tosk which is now accepted as the standard form of the Albanian language. The dividing line between these two dialects is the Shkumbin River, which winds its way through central Albania. Geg can also refer to the clans in Albania speaking the Geg dialect.

Geg dialect is spoken in Northern Albania, parts of Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and by the Albanians in Kosovo and in Serbia (Presevo, Bujanovac, Medvedja).

The Gheg clan was ruled by the Zogu Dynasty, the most famous member of which is King Zog I of the Albanians.

External links

http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/documentation.asp?id=aln

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