Albanian language

Albania celebrates Alphabet Day: a pivotal moment for national identity

On November 22, Albanians commemorate Alphabet Day, marking the historic Congress of Manastir in 1908, when the Albanian alphabet was standardized. This enormously important event not only unified a fragmented language but also symbolized...

Preserving the Albanian language: National Assembly marks historic milestone

On the eve of Albania’s national holiday celebrating the adoption of the Albanian alphabet, academics, linguists, and professors convened at the National Assembly of the Albanian Language to discuss the future of...

New study on age of Albanian language sparks controversy among linguists

A groundbreaking study by historian Paul Heggarty suggests that the Albanian language may have originated around 7,000 years ago. This revelation has ignited a heated debate among linguists and historians,...

Albanian Parliament Speaker calls for full implementation of Ohrid Agreement on Albanian Language

North Macedonia’s Constitutional Court is expected to rule soon on a lawsuit challenging the Law on Languages, which recognizes Albanian as a second official language. The Court’s Chief Justice has...