Are Romania and Albania friends?

Romania was the first country to recognize Albania’s independence. Relations between Albania and Romania were established on December 16, 1913. Since then, the two countries developed strong cultural and linguistic ties. A treaty of friendship was signed between the two countries in 1994.

Is Albanian similar?

The Albanian language belongs to the Indo-European family of languages but has its own specifics, similar to Greek or Armenian, which means it does not have any direct similarities with other languages in the same family. It is believed to be the continuation of the Illyrian language.

What is the difference between Albanian and Romanian?

Albanian and Romanian both have a dacian substratum, and the most ancient words of ours are common. But not just that. Albanian is a partly romanized language, and Romanian a fully romanized one, many latin words are common.

What is the difference between Albanians and Greeks?

It is highly interesting that Albanians live near the Greeks but Albanian has a small Greek mark, mostly in words who designate the shore and sea life. This means the 2 people did not lived together since ever, and it also means that the Albanians are people of the continent, not of the shore like Greeks.

How can I compare the similarities between two languages?

You can use Google translate to compare how they sound, most of them seem to sound very similar with each other ( If not identical ) even if they weren’t written the same way. The subject of similarities between the two languages has been researched a lot since the 1800.

What is the origin of the Albanian word ‘shpëlaj’?

Actually, the Albanian shpëlaj (English ‘to rinse’) is a composite word from laj (English ‘to wash’) with the prefix sphe. The Albanian laj clearly comes from Latin lavare having evolved according to the specific transformation patterns of the Tosk dialect of Albanian (see Albanian dialects)