▁the ▁South ▁S lav ic ▁invasion ▁into ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁and ▁ 7 th ▁centuries . ▁The ▁modern ▁Alban ian ▁lex icon ▁contains ▁around ▁ 2 5 0 ▁S lav ic ▁borrow ings ▁that ▁are ▁shared ▁among ▁all ▁the ▁dialect s . ▁ ▁S lav ic ▁invasion ▁probably ▁sh aped ▁the ▁present ▁ge ographic ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ians . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁Alban ians ▁took ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁areas ▁of ▁northern ▁and ▁central ▁Alban ia , ▁eastern ▁Mont en eg ro ▁western ▁Mac ed onia ▁and ▁Kos ovo . ▁Long - standing ▁contact ▁between ▁S lav s ▁and ▁Alban ians ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁common ▁in ▁mountain ▁pass ages ▁and ▁agricult ure ▁or ▁fish ing ▁areas , ▁in ▁particular ▁in ▁the ▁valle ys ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁and ▁Black ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁Dr in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁Sh k od ë r ▁and ▁O hr id ▁la kes . ▁The ▁contact ▁with ▁one ▁another ▁in ▁these ▁areas ▁have ▁caused ▁many ▁changes ▁in ▁S lav ic ▁and ▁Alban ian ▁local ▁dialect s . ▁ ▁Un ident ified ▁Rom ance ▁language ▁hypothesis ▁ ▁Roman ian ▁sch ol ars ▁such ▁as ▁V ăt ă ș es cu ▁and ▁Mih ă es cu , ▁using ▁lex ical ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁language , ▁have ▁concluded ▁that ▁Alban ian ▁was ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁an ▁ext inct ▁Rom ance ▁language ▁that ▁was ▁distinct ▁from ▁both ▁Roman ian ▁and ▁Dal mat ian . ▁Because ▁the ▁Latin ▁words ▁common ▁to ▁only ▁Roman