sq

Albanian · shqip

sq is the locale for Albanian (shqip). Numbers are written 1 234 567,891, short dates look like 27.3.26, times like 3:04 m.d., and ALL amounts like 1 234 568 Lekë. Text runs left to right.

Number1 234 567,891decimal “,” group “ ”
Short date27.3.26d.M.yy
Short time3:04 m.d.h:mm a
Currency (ALL)1 234 568 Lekë
DirectionLTRLatin
Plural forms2one, other

Overview

Name
Albanian
Native name
shqip
Language
Albanian sq
Script
Latin Latn (implied)
Region
🇦🇱 Albania AL (implied)
Maximized tag
sq-Latn-AL
Direction
Left to right
Fallback chain
  • sq
  • root
Data source
Own CLDR data

Formatting examples

Amounts in ALL, using the sample value 1234567.891 and March 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTC.

Number
1 234 567,891
Percent
45,7%
Currency (ALL)
1 234 568 Lekë
Accounting
(1 234 568 Lekë)
Currency, name
1 234 568 lekë shqiptar
Compact short
1,2 mln
Compact long
1,2 milion
Scientific
1,235E6
Speed
88 kilometra në orë
Temperature
21,5 gradë C
Date, full
e premte, 27 mars 2026
Date, long
27 mars 2026
Date, medium
27 mar 2026
Date, short
27.3.26
Time, medium
3:04:05 m.d.
Time, short
3:04 m.d.
Date and time
27 mar 2026, 3:04 m.d.
Month and year
mars 2026
Weekday
e premte
Relative time
dje · pas 3 ditësh · 2 orë më parë
List: and
A, B dhe C
List: or
A, B ose C

Numbers

Numbering system
latn 0123456789
Minimum grouping digits
2
Decimal pattern
#,##0.###
Percent pattern
#,##0%
Currency pattern
#,##0.00 ¤
Accounting pattern
#,##0.00 ¤;(#,##0.00 ¤)

Symbols

Decimal,
Grouping 
List separator;
Percent%
Per mille‰
Plus+
Minus-
ExponentE
Infinity∞
NaNNaN
Time separator:

Date and time patterns

Date, full
EEEE, d MMMM y
Date, long
d MMMM y
Date, medium
d MMM y
Date, short
d.M.yy
Time, full
h:mm:ss a, zzzz
Time, long
h:mm:ss a, z
Time, medium
h:mm:ss a
Time, short
h:mm a
Date and time
{1}, {0}
Skeleton yMd
d.M.y
Skeleton yMMMd
d MMM y
Skeleton yMMMEd
E, d MMM y
Skeleton yM
M.y
Skeleton yMMM
MMM y
Skeleton MMMd
d MMM
Skeleton Md
d.M
Skeleton Hm
HH:mm
Skeleton Hms
HH:mm:ss
Skeleton hm
h:mm a
Skeleton hms
h:mm:ss a
Skeleton yQQQ
QQQ, y
AM / PM
p.d. / m.d.
Eras
p.K. / mb.K.

Month and weekday names

Months

  • janar jan
  • shkurt shk
  • mars mar
  • prill pri
  • maj maj
  • qershor qer
  • korrik korr
  • gusht gush
  • shtator sht
  • tetor tet
  • nëntor nën
  • dhjetor dhj

Weekdays

  • e diel die · d
  • e hënë hën · h
  • e martë mar · m
  • e mërkurë mër · m
  • e enjte enj · e
  • e premte pre · p
  • e shtunë sht · sh

Plural rules

Cardinal

CategoryRuleExamples
onen = 11
other(everything else)0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, …

Ordinal

CategoryRuleExamples
onen = 11
manyn % 10 = 4 and n % 100 != 144, 24, 34, 44, 54, 64, 74, 84, …
other(everything else)0, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, …

Punctuation and alphabet

Quotation marks
“text” nested ‘text’
List pattern
{0}, {1} … {0} dhe {1}
Exemplar letters
a b c ç d {dh} e ë f g {gj} h i j k l {ll} m n {nj} o p q r {rr} s {sh} t {th} u v x {xh} y z {zh}
Auxiliary letters
w
Index letters
A B C Ç D {DH} E Ë F G {GJ} H I J K L {LL} M N {NJ} O P Q R {RR} S {SH} T {TH} U V X {XH} Y Z {ZH}