Arbëresh language
Arbëresh (gluha/gjuha/gjufa Arbëreshe; also known as Arbërisht) is the variety of Albanian spoken by the Arbëreshë people of Italy. It is derived from the Albanian Tosk spoken in Albania, in Epirus and is also spoken by the Arvanites, with endonym Arvanitika.
| Arbëresh | |
|---|---|
| Arbërisht | |
| Pronunciation | [ˌaɾbəˈɾiʃt] |
| Native to | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Sicily |
| Ethnicity | Arbëreshë |
Native speakers | 70,000-100,000 |
Early forms | |
| Dialects |
Palermitan Albanian Calabrian Albanian |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aae |
| Glottolog | arbe1236 |
| ELP | Arbëreshë |
| Linguasphere | 55-AAA-ah |
Arbëresh is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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