Moldavian
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Moldavian, now more correctly referred to as Moldovan, is spoken in the new nation of Moldova, wedged between Rumania and Ukraine. It is spoken by about 3 million people, or two-thirds of the country's population.
Moldavian is actually nothing more than a dialect of Rumanian, and is one of the Romance languages. However, when the area, long known as Bessarabia, was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940 it was given the name Moldavia and the Cyrillic alphabet was introduced. After the country gained independence in 1992, the government announced that it would revert to the Latin alphabet.
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Subgroup
- Romance
Moldavian Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Romanian (1993)
Toate ființele umane se nasc libere și egale în demnitate și în drepturi. Ele sunt înzestrate cu rațiune și conștiință și trebuie să se comporte unele față de altele în spiritul fraternității.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights