Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Albanian term or phrase:
Shkoder/Shkodra/Scutari
English translation:
Shkodër/Shkoder/Shkodra
Albanian term
Shkoder/Shkodra/Scutari
I'm doing a translation from Italian into English (UK) with many references to the place Italians call Scutari (the city near a lake of the same name, in northern Albania). I hope it's OK to ask you - I feel that translators from Albanian into English are most likely to be able to answer my question.
I have found Shkodër, Shkoder and Shkodra in English texts - more than one spelling is often used in the same document.
References to Albanian grammar on the web explain why more than one spelling is in use. They are interesting but haven't solved my problem.
I would like to use a single version of this place name in my target text (for the city, the lake and the region). Which is to be preferred?
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Proposed translations
Albania
I translate your ideas
Native in: Albanian 
Works in: English to Albanian, Italian to Albanian, Albanian to English, and 1 more.
Shkodër / Shkodra
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Note added at 11 mins (2011-10-31 10:56:55 GMT)
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in case you want definitely one word, i would suggest "Shkodër".
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