Languages of Macedonia
See language map.Republic of Macedonia. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). 2,071,210. National or official languages: Macedonian, Gheg Albanian. Different from the region of Greece with the name Macedonia. Immigrant languages: Greek. Information mainly from W. Browne 1989; W. Browne, E. Dornisch, N. Kondrashova and D. Zec 1997; B. Comrie 1987. The number of individual languages listed for Macedonia is 9. Of those, all are living languages.
| Adyghe | [ady]
A few villages in Macedonia.
Alternate names: Adygey, West Circassian.
Classification: North Caucasian, West Caucasian, Circassian
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| Albanian, Gheg | [aln]
600,000 in Macedonia (2002).
Alternate names: Geg.
Classification: Indo-European, Albanian, Gheg
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| Aromanian | [rup]
9,700 in Macedonia (2007). Skopje, Stip, Bitola, Krusevo, and Struga; Ohrid, Kocani-Vinica, Sveti Nikole, Kumanovo, and Gevgelija.
Alternate names: Armina, Aromunian, Arumanian, Macedo Romanian, Macedo-Rumanian.
Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern
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| Balkan Gagauz Turkish | [bgx]
4,000 in Macedonia. Macedonian Gagauz in Kumanovo area; Yuruk in Bitola area.
Alternate names: Balkan Turkic.
Dialects: Macedonian Gagauz, Yuruk (Yoruk, Konyar).
Classification: Altaic, Turkic, Southern, Turkish
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| Macedonian | [mkd]
1,390,000 in Macedonia (1986). Population total all countries: 2,113,170. North: Kumanovo-Kratovo region; Southeast: Gevgelija, Strumica, and Lake Dojran areas; West: Veles, Prilep, Kichevo, Bitola region, and Debar-Galchnik region. Also in Albania, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Greece, Serbia, Slovenia, United States.
Alternate names: Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic.
Dialects: Northern Macedonian, Southeastern Macedonian, Western Macedonian. Standard dialect recognized in 1944.
Classification: Indo-European, Slavic, South, Eastern
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| Romani, Balkan | [rmn]
120,000 in Macedonia. 100,000 Arlija, 20,000 Dzambazi. Balkans.
Dialects: Arlija, Dzambazi, Tinners Romani.
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Balkan
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| Romanian, Megleno | [ruq]
2,000 in Macedonia (Nicholas 2002).
Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern
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| Serbian | [srp]
33,300 in Macedonia (2001).
Dialects: Serbian.
Classification: Indo-European, Slavic, South, Western
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| Turkish | [tur]
200,000 in Macedonia (1982).
Alternate names: Osmanli.
Dialects: Macedonian, Dinler.
Classification: Altaic, Turkic, Southern, Turkish
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