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Macedonian

Slavic Languages

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 2
Speaker Count
1,700,000 2
2022 estimate.
Status
Living 2
Wikipedia article on Macedonian: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27.
Attested From (Year)
from 1801 3
Region
Southeastern Europe 2
Classification
Language Kind
Safe 1
Official Status
Official Language 2
Connections

In Family

Balto-Slavic, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Macedonian Language
South Slavic, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Macedonian Language

Written In

Cyrillic Script, Scripts

Macedonian is standardly written in the Cyrillic alphabet.

In the Other Atlases

Original Language Of

Before the Rain

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Found In

Eastern Europe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Europe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Glottolog: Macedonian (Glottolog languoid mace1250)
GlottologEndangerment, AES status
Quote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: not endangered
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2. Wikipedia: Macedonian Language
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Spoken as a first language by around 1.7 million people, it serves as the official language of North Macedonia.
  • Infobox: iso3
    mkd
  • Article text
    Outside North Macedonia, there are small ethnic Macedonian minorities that speak Macedonian in neighboring countries including 8,375 in Serbia (2022 census), 4,697 in Albania (1989 census), and 1,609 in Bulgaria (2011 census).
  • Infobox, Region
    Southeastern Europe
  • Official status, Macedonian entity page
    Spoken as a first language by around 1.7 million people, it serves as the official language of North Macedonia.
  • In Family: Balto-Slavic, Infobox, Language family
    Balto-Slavic
  • In Family: South Slavic, Infobox, Language family
    South Slavic
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3. Omniglot: Macedonian language, alphabet and pronunciation
OmniglotLanguage at a glance
Quote, Language at a glance
First written : 19th century
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