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The official language of the country is '''Albanian''' which is spoken by the vast majority of the country's population. Its standard spoken and written form is revised and merged from the two main dialects, '''Gheg''' and '''Tosk''', though it is notably based more on the Tosk dialect. The differences are primarily phonological. Also a dialect of '''Greek''' that preserves features now lost in standard modern Greek is spoken in areas inhabited by the Greek minority. Other languages spoken by ethnic minorities in Albania include ''Aromanian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Gorani, and Roma''. Young people have shown a growing interest in '''German and Turkish''' languages. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Albania," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania#Language#:~:text=Language, accessed 21 Jul 2021.</ref> | The official language of the country is '''Albanian''' which is spoken by the vast majority of the country's population. Its standard spoken and written form is revised and merged from the two main dialects, '''Gheg''' and '''Tosk''', though it is notably based more on the Tosk dialect. The differences are primarily phonological. Also a dialect of '''Greek''' that preserves features now lost in standard modern Greek is spoken in areas inhabited by the Greek minority. Other languages spoken by ethnic minorities in Albania include ''Aromanian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Gorani, and Roma''. Young people have shown a growing interest in '''German and Turkish''' languages. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Albania," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania#Language#:~:text=Language, accessed 21 Jul 2021.</ref> | ||
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