u/Agron7000

Albanian language plural deviation

My question is about a pattern in the Albanian language where the plural in some words diviates from the singular version. Something like having irregular verbs but with a uniform rule that makes them regular in their own way.

I am wondering if this pattern was created in modern Albanian or proto-albanian, illyrian or during paleo-Illyrian period.

The pattern is:

Singular.             Plural. 
Mashkull (Male)       Meshkuj (Males)
Kalë (Horse)          Kuaj (Horses)
Derë (Door)           Dyer (Doors)
Lum (River)           Lumejt (Rivers)

Where as the rest of Albanian words are simpler, like this
Gurë (Rock)           Gurët (Rocks)
Bukë (Bread)          Bukët (Breads)

And so on.

Why are these patterns different and what influenced this change?

And is this change finished, or is it still going on with more words turning into one or the other plural pattern?

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u/Agron7000 — 9 hours ago
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Wasn't there a way to create a .desktop on right click?

I remember, on one of the older KDE's, there was an option to right click on an executable and create an app icon in the same folder.

Where did that function go?

I am not talking about making a symbolic link.

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u/Agron7000 — 2 days ago

May I suggest a couple of changes in the Arvanites Rules?

r/Arvanites Rules . . .

  1. No racism. Racism (especially racism and insults against Greeks) is not allowed. ** No racism of any kind is allowed. Not even reverse racism is allowed. **

  2. No Albanian or Greek nationalist posts.

. . .

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u/Agron7000 — 6 days ago

What do you think, if all fraud with taxpayers money, like these child care centers, do they account for 2%, 3% of taxpayers money?

Wouldn't it be nice to have a income tax reduction of 3%?

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u/Agron7000 — 12 days ago
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E përktheva një fjalë nga anglishtja në shqip me google translate dhe më tha 'Kastor'!

Kurrë s'e kam dëgjuar këtë fjalë, por ndoshta ju e di se çka është?

Në anglisht fjala është 'beaver' një kafshë e vogël që njihet si inxhinier i gjelbërimeve natyrore.

Apo mos kemi një fjalë tjetër popullore për këtë kafshë të vogël?

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u/Agron7000 — 13 days ago
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Gadishulli Ilirik - prapashtesa -ik nuk përshtatet logjikisht me gjuhën shqipe

Unë i them Gadishulli Ilir sepse Ilirik nuk më përshtatet mirë me gjuhën shqipe dhe më duket si imponim me forcë nga gjuhët e huaja si latine dhe greke.

Në gjuhën shqipe pas objektit gjeografik e vëjmë emrin e atij objekti. Psh.

Deti Jon

Lumi Vjosa

Mali Tomor (i Tomorit)

Gadishulli Peloponez (i Peloponezit)

Asnjëherë nuk kam dëgjur t'ju themi

Deti Jonik

Lumi Vjosanik

E di që do të thoni deti Adriatik, por Adriatik është emri i plotë dhe nuk është Adriat dhe Adriatik siç është Ballkan dhe Ballkanik.

Prandaj propozoj që prapashtesa -ik të mos përdoret në emrat e objekteve gjeografike.

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u/Agron7000 — 18 days ago

This is a book of a prayer in 150 languages, however 3 of them are albanian but written down as Greek dialects.

They're not Greek.

The first image, Graeco Siculo is the Albanian Arbëresh dialect of Sicily. And the second one is Albanian Arbëresh dialect of Calabria.

The third image is of Epirus dialect which is Albanian Arvanitika dialect.

None of these Albanian dialects sound anything like Greek language. Yes there are loanwords but hardly enough to call the entire language Greek.

I really wonder how did the Popes people mistake Albanian for Greek?

u/Agron7000 — 18 days ago