The well-known translator and writer Edmond Tupja declares that the Albanian language is one of the 3 oldest languages. Invited to Helidon Haliti’s “Between two worlds” on RTSH, Edmond Tupja warns of the disappearance of our language as a result of globalization.
“Albanian is a much older language. Unbiased linguists have said it. Even in scientific journals it is said that 3-4 were the oldest languages, because it gives you the key to the Indo-European languages. It helps you to understand the past languages that have disappeared. The Albanian language is much older, the third in the world for Indo-European languages, but to argue about this and forget where the Albanian language is going today?! Fight for origin, but the main thing is where are we going? Albanian words are dying. No one says “I was scared”, “I was afraid” anymore, but “I was intimidated”. There are many words in Albanian, dying words. We will become like Latin, no one will speak ancient Greek to us”, he says.
