| Population |
50,000 in Greece (Salminen 1993). Population total all countries: 123,300. Ethnic population: 700,000 in Greece (Association of French Aromanians). |
| Region |
North, Northwest Salonika, Pindus Mountains, Trikala area. Also in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia. |
| Language map |
Greece and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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| Alternate names |
Armina, Arumanian, Macedo Romanian, Macedo-Rumanian, Vlach |
| Dialects |
Structurally a distinct language from Mengleno Romanian [ruq] (F. Agard). It split from the other 3 Rumanian languages between 500 and 1000 A.D. Many dialects. |
| Classification |
Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern |
| Language use |
Rapid assimilation to Greek culture; children attend Greek schools. 20% live traditionally. No legal status in Greece. Not taught in school except for one course at the University of Salonica. Some revival of the culture in progress since the 1980s. People over 50 are fluent, many between 25 to 50 are passive speakers with limited knowledge of vocabulary and grammar. Known by some youth. |
| Language development |
Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. Bible portions: 1881–1889. |
| Writing system |
Greek script. Latin script. |
| Comments |
‘Armini’ refers to the people. Woodworkers. Christian. |
| Language name |
Aromanian |
| Population |
10,000 in Albania (Salminen 1993). Ethnic population: Up to 400,000 in Albania. |
| Region |
South, especially in Korçë, Lushnjë, Pernët, Gjirokastër, Sarandë, Berat, Durrës, Kavajë, and Tiranë. |
| Alternate names |
Armina, Aromunian, Arumanian, Arumun, Macedo Romanian, Macedo-Rumanian, Vlach |
| Comments |
‘Armini’ refers to the people. |
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| Language name |
Aromanian |
| Population |
9,700 in Macedonia (2007). |
| Region |
Skopje, Stip, Bitola, Krusevo, and Struga; Ohrid, Kocani-Vinica, Sveti Nikole, Kumanovo, and Gevgelija. |
| Language map |
Greece and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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| Alternate names |
Armina, Aromunian, Arumanian, Macedo Romanian, Macedo-Rumanian |
| Comments |
Structurally distinct from Romanian [ron] (Agard 1984). Split from the other 3 Romanian languages between 500 and 1000 A.D. ‘Armini’ refers to the people. |
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