Person
Skanderbeg
Gjergj Kastrioti: an Ottoman commander who changed sides and held Albania against the empire for twenty-five years.
In plain language
The Arbëresh are people in southern Italy whose families left Albania more than 500 years ago, many after Skanderbeg died. They still speak a very old form of Albanian that has changed less than the language at home.
Simple explanation
The Arbëresh are people in southern Italy whose families left Albania more than 500 years ago, many after Skanderbeg died. They still speak a very old form of Albanian that has changed less than the language at home.
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The Albanian Diaspora
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Gheg and Tosk
The two dialect groups, divided by the Shkumbin river: Gheg to the north, Tosk to the south.
Sources
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