Macedonian

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A language of Macedonia

ISO 639-3
mkd
Alternate Names
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic
Population

1,340,000 in Macedonia (2011 census). Population total all countries: 1,407,810.

Location

North: Kumanovo-Kratovo region; Southeast: Gevgelija, Strumica, and Lake Dojran areas; West: Veles, Prilep, Kichevo, Bitola, and Debar-Galchnik regions.

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Language Status

1 (National). Statutory national language (1991, Constitution, Article 7(1)).

Classification
Indo-European, Slavic, South, Eastern
Dialects

Northern Macedonian, Southeastern Macedonian, Western Macedonian. Standard dialect recognized in 1944.

Language Use

Positive attitudes.

Language Development
Newspapers. Radio programs. Grammar. Bible: 1990.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Macedonian
Writing

Cyrillic script [Cyrl], used since 1944.

Other Comments

Called Slavic in Greece, considered a dialect of Bulgarian [bul] by some in Bulgaria.

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