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Andrea Kushi
Andrea Kushi (1884-1959) was born in Shkodra and studied art in Belgrade from 1912 to 1914. In the 1920s, he taught school in Shkodra before moving to Tirana to set up the first art school there (1931-1937). Kushi lived in Korça from 1937 to 1943, where he was in close contact with the painters Vangjush…
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Zef Kolombi
Zef Kolombi (1907-1949) was born in Sarajevo of a father from Shkodra and a mother from Slovenia. His parents died when he was very young and he was raised in Shkodra by his grandmother. After a difficult youth, he got a state scholarship from minister Hilë Mosi to study at the Academy of Fine Arts…
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Sadik Kaceli
Sadik Kaceli (1914-2000) was born in Tirana of a large family from the nearby Dajti region. From 1929, he attended the American Vocational School, where he specialized in drawing. He acquired an initial knowledge of world art from the art books and magazines that he discovered at the new Herbert Library, the first public library…
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Kolë Idromeno
Painter, photographer and architect Kolë Idromeno (1860-1939) is perhaps the best-known of the early figures of Albanian painting. He was born in Shkodra and began drawing and doing water colours at an early age (1871-1874). With the help of Pjetër Marubi, from whom he also learned the art of photography, he was able to travel…
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Abdurrahim Buza
Abdurrahim Buza (1905-1986) was born in Skopje of a family from Gjakova in Kosovo. With the help of Bajram Curri, he was able to get a basic education in Shkodra and Tirana and then attend the Normal School (Shkolla Normale) in Elbasan (1923-1928). As a student there, he took an active part in the so-called…
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The Albanian Language Dictionary
Albanian Language Explanatory Dictionary This is the only Albanian digital explanatory dictionary software and it is for free. This dictionary has more than 41 thousand words and it is a part the project of QEP. It is very useful for everyone who speaks Albanian but even for them who don’t know it and just want to study…
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Albanian English Dictionary
Albanian English Dictionary Free Download Freelang is a Dutch project started at 1996 from Frits van Meijden. Initially the project started with an electronic word list from the Dutch language toward other languages, but soon it got richer and richer with a group of voluntaries all over the world. Download this software which is Albanian…
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Albanian Italian Dictionary
Albanian Italian Dictionary Albanian Italian Dictionary Download for free this software. This is a light and dynamic dictionary, which can help you in an interactive way to learn new words. Initially start downloading the software here Remember that both the software and the database should be installed on the same folder. The language of the interface of…
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Albanian Language Codes
This is the table with the Albanian language codes from ISO 639-1, ISO 639-2, ISO 639-3 and Glottolog. Albanian language has four main dialects and in ISO 639-3 codes there are Arbereshe, Arvanitika, Tosk and Gheg dialect. But of course there are other minor dialects which cannot really be indentified as dialects. ISO 639-3 ISO…
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Albanian Braille Alphabet
Albanian Braille Albania Language: Albanian Braille Standards Set by: L’Institut des Enfants Aveugles Braille alphabet was adopted by Ministria of Education of the Republic with the Council of Ministers in 1963 www.mash.gov.al This is the Albanian Braille Alphabet*
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