| Gorani | |
|---|---|
| našinski | |
| Native to | Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia |
| Ethnicity | Gorani |
Native speakers | 60,000 (2011 census[citation needed]) |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
 Area where Torlakian dialects are spoken. Number 4 (in southern Kosovo) indicates the Gora dialect area. | |
| South Slavic languages and dialects |
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The Gorani or Goranski, also Našinski ("Our language") language, is a regiolectal variety of South Slavic spoken by the Gorani people in the border area between Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Albania. It is part of the Torlakian dialect group,[1] which is transitional between Eastern and Western South Slavic languages.[2][3][4][5]
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