Tosk Albanian

"Tosk" redirects here. For the Star Trek related usage, see Captive Pursuit.

Tosk
Region	Albania, Kosovo, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Native speakers	3.0 million  (1989)
Language family	Indo-European Albanian Tosk
Language codes
ISO 639-3	als
Linguasphere	55-AAA-aca to 55-AAA-ace

A map showing Tosk speakers in Red and Orange (19th century)

Tosk is the southern dialect of the Albanian language. The line of demarcation between Tosk and Gheg (the northern dialect) is the Shkumbin River. Tosk is the basis of the standard Albanian language.

Tosks

Tosk may also refer to the Tosk-speaking Albanian population of southern Albania, subgroups of which include the Myzeqars of Myzeqe, Labs of Labëria and Chams of Çamëria. The Arvanites of Greece and Arbëreshë of Italy are descendants of Tosk-speaking settlers, as are the original inhabitants of Mandritsa in Bulgaria.

Tosk, in its narrowest sense, may be applied to the people of Toskëria, the region to the north of the Vjosë river and south of the Shkumbin river, in the territory of Fier County. However, the name Toskëria itself is often used to name entire Tosk-speaking parts of Albania, in contrast to northern Gegëria.

See also

• Arvanitika
• Arbëresh language
• Cham Albanian dialect

External links

• ISO documentation

References

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^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 99 out of 193 United Nations member states.