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Aromanian
rrãmãneshti, armãneashti, armãneashce
Native to Greece, Albania, Romania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey.
Ethnicity Aromanians
Native speakers estimated 250,000  (1997)
Language family
Early forms:
Proto-Romanian
  • Aromanian
Writing system Latin (Aromanian alphabet)
Recognised minority language in  Albania
 North Macedonia
Linguasphere 51-AAD-ba
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Aromanian (rrãmãneshti, armãneashti, or armãneshce), also known as Macedo-Romanian or Vlach, is an Eastern Romance language, similar to Meglenoromanian, or a dialect of the Romanian language spoken in Southeastern Europe. Its speakers are called Aromanians or Vlachs.



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  • MakedonArman Grammar

    Mihail G. Boiagi's 1813 Aromanian grammar book, "Romanic or Macedono-Vlach Grammar". Written in German and Greek, it includes Aromanian texts and introduced the first writing system for Aromanian in the Latin alphabet.

  • Romanian Schools for Aromanians and Meglenoromanians

    Romanian schools for Aromanians and Megleno-Romanians in the Ottoman Empire (1886)

  • AromaniansFlorina

    Use of the Aromanian language in the Florina Prefecture, Greece

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