Idriz Ajeti (26 June 1917 – 13 February 2019) was an Albanologist from Kosovo and one of the main researchers and authorities on the Albanian language studies of post World War II.
[1][2][3] Ajeti was born on 26 June 1917 in the Tupale (Albanian: Tupallë) village of the Upper Jablanica region in Serbia (modern Medveđa municipality).
In 1960 he received the academic title of Docent, and in 1968 the Professor one, at the same time lecturing in Albanian Language and Literature in the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Pristina.
[2] Ajeti's work concentrated on the research on the Albanian language dialects from the diachronic point of view, old linguistic documents written in Ottoman Alphabet, and reciprocal Albania-Serbian relations.
[2][3] Books His work was recently collected in 5 volumes and published by the Academy of Sciences of Kosovo (ASHAK) in Pristina: Textbooks and translations Ajeti has also written a vast number of scientific articles and monographs.