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| Extinct: no |
| Family: Indo-European |
| Branch: Slavic |
| Continent: Europe |
| Country: Macedonia |
| Region: The northern dialect is in Kumanovo-Kratovo region; the southeastern dialect around Gevgelija, Strumica, and Lake Dojran; the western dialect has one subdialect in the Veles, Prilep, Kichevo, and Bitola region, and another in the Debar-Galchnik region. Also spoken in Albania, Bulgaria, Canada, Greece, Hungary, Slovenia. |
| Countries Where Spoken: 1,386,000 in Macedonia (1986). Population total all countries 2,000,000 (1999 WA). Albania, Bulgaria, Greece. |
| Countries Where Official: Macedonia |
| Native Speakers: 2,000,000 |
| Speakers Total: 2,000,000 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a native level: 71 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a conversational level: 71 |
| Phrasebase members primary language they are trying to learn: 162 |
| Phrasebase members secondary language they are trying to learn: 479 |
| Three Letter Code: MKJ |
| Alternative Names: MAKEDONSKI, SLAVIC, MACEDONIAN SLAVIC |
| Dialects: |
| Summary: The standard dialect was recognized in 1944. Sociopolitical attitudes are strong: called 'Slavic' in Greece, considered to be a dialect of Bulgarian by some in Bulgaria. National language. Grammar. Newspapers, radio programs. Bible 1990. |
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