Languages

Macedonian

Slavic Languages

Citation Formats

General Reference

Language Atlas. "Macedonian." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/macedonian.

APA Style

Language Atlas. (n.d.). Macedonian. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/macedonian

BibTeX

@misc{languageatlas-macedonian,
  author = {Language Atlas},
  title = {Macedonian},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/macedonian},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

Macedonian is an Eastern South Slavic language, part of the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European family. Spoken as a first language by around 1.7 million people, it serves as the official language of North Macedonia.

Facts

ISO 639-3 Code

mkd 1

Speaker Count

1,700,000 1

2022 estimate.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Macedonian Language

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Macedonian is an Eastern South Slavic language. It is part of the South Slavic languages, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of the Balto-Slavic branch and the larger Indo-European language family. Spoken as a first language by around 1.7 million people, it serves as the official language of North Macedonia. Most speakers can be found in the country and its diaspora, with a smaller number of speakers throughout the transnational region of Macedonia. Macedonian is also a recognized minority language in parts of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, and Serbia and it is spoken by expatriate communities predominantly in Australia, Canada, and the United States.

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1. Wikipedia: Macedonian Language

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