Illyrian Language

Illyrians spoke a language differed from the other languages ​​of the peoples of the Balkans ancient time . It was a separate Indo-European language , that was about more distant affinities with the nearest to where the other languages ​​of the peninsula and abroad. Are common elements found especially trakishten . Regarding the Illyrian place between Indo-European languages ​​is discussed, and are given different opinions . A range of distinguished historians , archaeologists and linguists have brought a number of historical and linguistic arguments for the origin of the Albanians and their language . More comprehensive synthesis , coupled with critical eyes of opinions on the origin of the Albanian language , has given prominent linguist Professor . Eqrem Çabej , who has brought his scientific arguments in support of the Illyrian thesis . Some of the arguments put forward by him are: Albanians live today in a piece of land , where they lived during ancient Illyrian population , on the other hand , the historical resources not recognized any of Albanians migrated from other parts of the territories of today ; a linguistic elements : names, tribes , names of people , Glos , etc. . , which are known as Illyrian find explanation in the Albanian language . Topographical forms of ancient Illyrian Albanian territories , compared with today's responsible forms , prove that they are conducted according to the rules of Albanian historical phonetics , ie . have passed without interruption through a mouth speaking population ; Albanian relations with ancient Greek and Latin , indicate that Albanian was formed and developed adjacent to these two languages ​​here on the shores of the Adriatic and the Ionian , and archaeological data material and spiritual culture , show that there is cultural continuity from ancient Illyrians and Albanians today. Of all these arguments , the resultant thesis of Illyrian origin of the Albanian language , the thesis is supported by historical and linguistic . From Balkan Illyrian so far not found anything written and thought that has not been written . Demonstrating written mesapishtja of southern Italy , which was held in place largely as a branch of Illyrian , to some extent as a dialect of its further development in terms of a separation of several centuries from its trunk main language .

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From her we have about 2000 inscriptions written in the Greek alphabet ( Doric ) with some changes to reproduce some special sounds of their language . An inscription near Puka Dalmaces Castle , which for decades was held up as the only Illyrian inscription , was proved by the new Albanian linguistics that was nothing but a Greek inscription of the century . VI - VII . If successfully crowned the efforts made to an inscription reading of Shkodra Museum originating from Dobrac , written by an unknown alphabet and an inscription found in western Bosnia Bugojë , can be brought to the new data open perspective . Further archaeological discoveries can provide any written text Illyrian particular alphabet or Latin or Greek alphabet . Greek and Latin languages ​​before entering into Illyria culture as language , commercial or administrative official languages ​​, never became the language of all people , who continued to maintain his daily life the native dialect . Notice century Greek historian . Pesona II , Polybius , for talks with King Gent Macedonian delegates through an interpreter who knew ilirishten , proves that this language was practiced as an official language by the end of independent political life of the Illyrians . From the language of the Illyrians left some material , but not enough , very few lexical elements of everyday Dialect composed of several Illyrian Glos , and especially a large number ( around 1000 ) the impersonal names , names of persons , gods , tribes , names of countries and several rivers and mountains . Illyrian words have the form to us from Greek and Latin authors , not in their authentic form . Among them we can mention the word rhinos = fog , etc. Saba = millet beer . Nouns Illyrians transmitted to us in ancient written sources ( Greek and Latin authors , Greek and Latin inscriptions , coins Illyrian territory ) constitute the main material we have from the Balkan Illyrian . They allow to detect some elements of Illyrian nominal fjalëformimit any of its phonetic feature , any element of its vocabulary and content comparison with other Indo-European languages ​​, but do not provide the opportunity to learn its grammar and vocabulary . Several scholars have identified as Illyrian also a number of words encountered in other ancient languages ​​or languages ​​of Europe today , taking them as borrowings from Illyrian or inherited from her . Most of them are controversial , but some are likely truth . Among them are: lat . MANNUS = pony krhs . Albanian maz / colt , gr . balios = white , spotted, white , krhs . Albanian ballet , gr . calibration = hut , some words pararomane etc. . Provides richer material mesapishtja of Southern Italy . From its inscriptions have been a number of usually short and often fragmentary century . The Pesona VI , which give the words of a phrase forms , except impersonal names mentioned in them , but are understood and explained so far in a small measure . We have some Glos as brendon = horn , BILIA = bile , daughter etc. . , And many proper names of people , tribes and nations. Are also observed significant concourse between mesapishtes and Albanian phonetic and grammatical system , such as Reflection | o | the short - Indo-European in | a | , evolution ? | - m | > | n | The flame of race accusative singular noun in both languages