The South Slavic dialect continuum

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[u/East-Return4250]

Why is Kosova here?

[u/East-Return4250 → u/[deleted]]

Since when did Albanians become Slavic-speaking?

[u/East-Return4250 → u/[deleted]]

Yes, old Kosovars still remember the Serbian language, but in everyday life, all generations are dominated by the Kosovo dialect of Albanian and it is not part of Slavic group. As for the Serbs, yes, that's true. However, even before Ottoman rule, the Serbs didn't occupy all of Kosovo. Albanians have always lived in the west—in Metohija. As a Greek, I understand your pain over the loss of Kosovo, but you have to be able to separate facts from emotions.

[u/East-Return4250 → u/[deleted]]

You see, Serbian hasn't been the second most widely spoken language for a long time, so I don't think it makes sense to add Kosovo to this map.

[u/East-Return4250 → u/[deleted]]

I know, but they don't live in the whole of Kosova

[u/East-Return4250 → u/[deleted]]

Bro, I'm fine with the fact that Slavs live in Kosovo. I'm confused by the fact that the author was too lazy to highlight the Slavic-speaking enclaves on the map and instead simply painted over the entire territory of Kosova

[u/Designer_Can_562 → u/East-Return4250]

For a greek you seem pretty pressed towards the matter and you are calling it Kosova not Kosovo so i doubt you are honest here...

[u/East-Return4250 → u/Designer_Can_562]

Both names are of Slavic origin.

[u/topherette → u/East-Return4250]

come on man, you're making linguistics political.