Gheg

English + Albanian Alternative forms en Geg Etymology en sq gegë. Pronunciation en /ɡɛɡ/ en ɛɡ 1 Noun Northern Albanian, living north of the Shkumbin river, speaker of a Gheg dialect. en Nature. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science 22 London, New York Macmillan & co. 1880 244 https://books.google.com?id=CJlFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA244 Gheg (Gepides) in Upper Albania, as far south as River Shkumbi, and penetrating eastwards across the Morava Valley nearly to Sophia, with detached enclaves in Servia, but on the other hand partly Slavonised on the Montenegrin frontier. en Macedonia 1920 Foreign Office 12 The Ghegs live in and around Dibra, Tetovo and Skoplye. en Smuggling in Southeast Europe. The Yugoslav Wars and the Development of Regional Criminal Networks in the Balkans 2002 Marko Hajdinjak 30 Northern Albania, populated by the Ghegs, is a stronghold of the Democratic Party and of the criminal clans, or fares, who control the oil smuggling business, arms trade with the Kosovo Albanians (also Ghegs) and the shipments of heroin to western Europe (especially to Austria, Germany and Switzerland). en 2000 Andew C. Janos East Central Europe in the Modern World Stanford University Press 287 He also seemed to change course, ever so cautiously, on the issue of national identity, by taking up the cause of the Gheg Albanians of the Kosovo. en w:Robert Elsie 2nd 2010 The Scarecrow Press Historical Dictionary of Albania 163 The term Gheg refers to the northern Albanians, that is, all Albanians living north of the Shkumbin River and speaking Gheg dialects. Usage notes Albanians from some northern regions may traditionally not self-identify as Ghegs. Nevertheless, the term both outside and within Albania is most commonly used to refer to all Gheg-speaking Albanians. Derived terms en Ghegeria Translations member of the Gheg people Albanian: sq gegë Aromanian: rup ghegan, rup ghegã French: fr Guègue German: de Geg Italian: it ghego Adjective - Of or pertaining to this people. en Gheg dialects Translations pertaining to this people Albanian: sq gegë Aromanian: rup ghigãnescu French: fr guègue German: de gegisch Italian: it ghego Proper noun The Albanian dialect group spoken by this people. Translations language Albanian: sq gegërishte f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 蓋格方言 Gàigé fāngyán Dutch: nl Gegisch Esperanto: eo gega, eo gega lingvo, eo geg-albana lingvo French: fr guègue m German: de Gegisch n Italian: it ghego m Japanese: ja ゲグ方言 Gegu-hōgen Polish: pl dialekt gegijski m Russian: ru ге́гский диале́кт m, ru ге́гский m Spanish: es guego See also en Tosk Anagrams en eggh Hegg German Noun m,,en de Geg de Die Völker des Erdballs Heinrich Berghaus 2 Brussels/Leipzig Carl Muquardt 1847 292 https://books.google.com?id=210LAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA292 Die Ghegen haben das rothe oder nördliche Albanien inne, von Skador (Scutari) bis Prisren, und von Elbessan bis zu den Quellen des Bojana. The Ghegs hold Red or Northern Albania, from Shkodër to Prizren, and from Elbasan to the sources of the Buna.