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The total number of speakers of Macedonian in other ex-Yugoslav countries includes more than 10,000 people according to data from censuses. In Croatia, 3.519 people declared Macedonian as their native tongue (2011) [44] In Slovenia, the number of Macedonian speakers included 4.525 and 4.760 people in 1991 and 2002, respectively. [45]
Macedonian (македонски јазик, makedonski jazik) is a South Slavic language, spoken as a first language by approximately 1.4–2.5 million people, principally in North Macedonia and the Macedonian diaspora. It is the official language in North Macedonia and a recognized minority language in parts of Albania, Romania and Serbia.
Map of the phoneme kj in the wider Macedonian region Map of the phoneme gj in the wider Macedonian region As far as consonantal features are concerned, the entire Western region is distinguished from the East by loss of /x/ (except Tetovo , Gora and Korča ) and the loss of /v/ in the intervocalic position (except Mala Reka and parts of Kostur ...
Regardless of political orientation, Macedonian speakers in Greece share a common culture with ethnic Macedonians. [127] [128] [129] The commonalities include religious festivals, dances, music, language, folklore and national dress. Despite these commonalities however, there are regional folk dances which are specific to persons living in Greece.
This article is about the modern South Slavic language. For the extinct Hellenic language, see Ancient Macedonian language. Macedonian македонски makedonski Pronunciation [maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik] ⓘ Native to North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia Region Balkans Ethnicity Macedonians Native speakers 1.6-2 million (2022) Language family Indo-European Balto-Slavic ...
The word stress in Macedonian is antepenultimate, meaning it falls on the third from last syllable in words with three or more syllables, and on the first or only syllable in other words. This is sometimes disregarded when the word has entered the language more recently or from a foreign source.
The Strumica (Macedonian: Струмички дијалект, Strumicki dijalekt) is a dialect of Macedonian. It is member of the center subgroup of the eastern group of the Macedonian dialects. This dialect is mainly spoken in the southeastern part of Macedonia, respectively in Strumica and in the surrounding areas.
Slavic-speakers inhabiting the Ottoman-ruled region of Macedonia had settled in the area since the Slavic migrations during the Middle Ages and formed a distinct ethnolinguistic group. While Greek was spoken in the urban centers and in a coastal zone in the south of the region, Slav-speakers were abundant in its rural hinterland and were ...