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Macedonian language

Macedonian
македонски
makedonski
Pronunciation [maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]
Native to Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria,Greece, Romania, Serbia, Macedonian diaspora
Region Balkans
Ethnicity Macedonians
Native speakers
(1.4–2.5 million cited 1986–2011)
Dialects
Cyrillic (Macedonian alphabet)
Macedonian Braille
Official status
Official language in
 Macedonia
Recognised minority
language in
Regulated by Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov" at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
Language codes
ISO 639-1 mk
ISO 639-2  (B)
 (T)
ISO 639-3
Glottolog mace1250
Linguasphere 53-AAA-ha (part of 53-AAA-h)
Idioma macedonio.PNG
The Macedonian-speaking world:
  regions where Macedonian is the language of the majority
  regions where Macedonian is the language of a significant minority
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Dialect divisions of Macedonian
Northern
  Lower Polog
  Crna Gora
  Kumanovo / Kratovo
Western
  Central
  Upper Polog
  Reka
  Mala Reka / Galičnik
  Debar
  Drimkol / Golo Brdo
  Vevčani / Radožda
  Upper Prespa / Ohrid
  Lower Prespa
Eastern
  Mariovo / Tikveš
  Štip / Strumica
  Maleševo / Pirin
Southern
  Korča
  Kostur
  Nestram
  Solun / Voden
  Ser / Drama

Macedonian (/ˌmæsˈdniən/; македонски, tr. makedonski, pronounced [maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]) is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by around two million people, principally in the Republic of Macedonia and the Macedonian diaspora, with a smaller number of speakers throughout the transnational region of Macedonia. It is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia and a recognized minority language in parts of Albania, Romania and Serbia.

Standard Macedonian was implemented as the official language of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia in 1945 and has since developed a modern literature. Most of the codification was formalized during the same period.

Macedonian dialects form a continuum with Bulgarian dialects; they in turn form a broader continuum with Serbo-Croatian through the transitional Torlakian dialects.


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