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| The '''Illyrians''' were an ] people, who inhabited the western Balkans up into ] in ancient times. They spoke languages grouped in the ], a separate branch of Indo-European. | The '''Illyrians''' were an ] people, who inhabited the western Balkans up into ] in ancient times. They spoke languages grouped in the ], a separate branch of Indo-European. | ||
| Whether the ] descends from an Illyrian language is disputed among scholars (''see ]''). | |||
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The Illyrians were an Indo-European people, who inhabited the western Balkans up into Pannonia in ancient times. They spoke languages grouped in the Illyrian languages, a separate branch of Indo-European.
Whether the Albanian language descends from an Illyrian language is disputed among scholars (see Origin of Albanians).
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