Moldovan language facts for kids

Moldovan (Лимба молдовеняскэ, limba moldovenească) is the official language of Moldova. It is almost the same as Romanian. The main difference is that Moldovan was written in the Cyrillic alphabet because Moldova was part of the Soviet Union until 1989. In 1989, Moldova became its own country and started to use the Latin alphabet, which is used in Romania. On 5 December 2013, the Moldovan government chose Romanian as the official language.

In the unrecognized state of Transnistria, one of the official languages is still Moldovan and is still written with the Cyrillic alphabet. The other official languages are Russian and Ukrainian.

Images for kids

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  1999 Moldovan stamp celebrating 10 years since reverting to the Latin script

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  Demonstration in Chișinău, January 2002. The text on the inscription is "Romanian people—Romanian language".

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  Left. A Limba noastră social ad in Chișinău, to which the handwritten word "Română" was added.Right. The inscription on the building in Chișinău: "I am Moldovan! I speak Moldovan!"