Albanians traditionally speak the Albanian language.
Albanian ( shqip [ ʃcip ] or gjuha shqipe [ ˈɟuha ˈʃcipɛ ] , meaning Albanian language ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages , spoken by over five million people , primarily in Albania , Kosovo , the Republic of Macedonia , and Greece , but also in other areas of Southeastern Europe in which there is an Albanian population , including Montenegro and the Preševo Valley of Serbia . Albanians . Ethnic Albanians speak the Albanian language and more than half of ethnic Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo .