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INTERVIEW dialect : Gheg or Tosk: dialect still divides Kosovo

Gheg or Tosk: dialect still divides Kosovo

The majority of Kosovars speak Gheg, but officially use Tosk for historical reasons. As Kosovo emerges in the form of an independent state, Migjen Kelmendi, former rock star and editor in chief of 'Java' magazine, discusses 'nationalist deliriums'

by jean-sébastien lefebvre // 18/03/08

dialect, the traces, java, albania, identity, war, audio

dialect : Slaves to 'ciao'

Slaves to 'ciao'

Written as 'ciao', pronounced as 'tchao'. In Europe, the use of the warm, melodious Italian greeting has been 'a la mode' for many centuries, often replacing more formal greetings

by Adriano Farano @ // 14/02/07

dialect, austria, italy, writers, bulgaria, ryszard kapuscinski, united kingdom

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