Features
Like Arvanitika in southern Greece and Arbëresh in Italy, Cham Albanian retains some conservative features of Albanian, such as the old consonant clusters /kl/, /gl/, which in standard Albanian are q and gj, and retention of /l/ instead of /j/.
| Cham Albanian | Standard Albanian | Tosk Albanian | Arvanitika | Arberesh | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kljumësht | Qumësht | Qumësht | Kljumsht | Klumsht | Milk |
| Gluhë | Gjuhë | Gjuhë/Guhë | Gljuhë | Gluhë | Language/Tongue |
| Gola | Goja | Goja | Golja | Gojë | Mouth |
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