ian ▁and ▁Alban ian ▁are ▁significantly ▁less ▁than ▁those ▁that ▁are ▁common ▁to ▁only ▁Alban ian ▁and ▁Western ▁Rom ance , ▁Mi ha es cu ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁language ▁evol ved ▁in ▁a ▁region ▁with ▁much ▁greater ▁contact ▁to ▁Western ▁Rom ance ▁regions ▁than ▁to ▁Roman ian - spe aking ▁regions , ▁and ▁located ▁this ▁region ▁in ▁present - day ▁Alban ia , ▁Kos ovo ▁and ▁Western ▁Mac ed onia , ▁sp anning ▁east ▁to ▁Bit ola ▁and ▁Pr ist ina . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁partial ▁Latin ization ▁of ▁Roman - era ▁Alban ia ▁was ▁heavy ▁in ▁coast al ▁areas , ▁the ▁pla ins ▁and ▁along ▁the ▁Via ▁E gn atia , ▁which ▁passed ▁through ▁Alban ia . ▁In ▁these ▁regions , ▁Mad ge aru ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁surv ival ▁of ▁Il ly rian ▁names ▁and ▁the ▁dep iction ▁of ▁people ▁with ▁Il ly rian ▁dress ▁on ▁grav est ones ▁is ▁not ▁enough ▁to ▁prove ▁successful ▁resistance ▁against ▁Roman ization , ▁and ▁that ▁in ▁these ▁regions ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁Latin ▁ins cri ptions ▁and ▁Roman ▁settlement s . ▁Mad ge aru ▁con cludes ▁that ▁only ▁the ▁northern ▁mountain ▁regions ▁escaped ▁Roman ization . ▁In ▁some ▁regions , ▁Mad ge aru ▁con cludes ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁that ▁in ▁some ▁areas ▁a ▁Latin ate ▁population ▁that ▁surv ived ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁sevent h ▁century ▁passed ▁on ▁local ▁pla cen ames , ▁which ▁had ▁mixed ▁characteristics ▁of ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Western ▁Rom ance , ▁into ▁the ▁Alban