Albanian ( or , meaning
Albanian language) is an
Indo-European language spoken by five million people, primarily in
Albania,
Kosovo, the
Republic of Macedonia, and
Greece, but also in other areas of
Southeastern Europe in which there is an Albanian population, including
Montenegro and the
Preševo Valley of
Serbia. Centuries-old communities speaking Albanian-based dialects can be found scattered in
Greece, southern
Italy,
Sicily, and
Ukraine. As a result of a modern
diaspora, there are also Albanian speakers elsewhere in those countries as well as in other parts of the world, including
Austria,
Germany,
Hungary, the
Netherlands, the
Scandinavian countries,
Switzerland, the
United Kingdom,
Brazil,
Canada, the
United States,
Australia,
New Zealand,
Singapore, and
Turkey.