Countries
Macedonia
  
Macedonia
  
National Language
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Albania, Romania, Serbia
  
Albania, Romania, Serbia
  
Regulated By
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"
  
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"
  
Interesting Facts
- There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
- The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  
- There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
- The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  
Similar To
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages
  
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Macedonian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Macedonian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille
  
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Здраво (Zdravo)
  
Здраво (Zdravo)
  
Thank You
Благодарам (Blagodaram)
  
Благодарам (Blagodaram)
  
How Are You?
Како си? (Kako si?)
  
Како си? (Kako si?)
  
Good Night
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)
  
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)
  
Good Evening
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)
  
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)
  
Good Afternoon
Добар ден (Dobar den)
  
Добар ден (Dobar den)
  
Good Morning
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
  
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
  
Please
Ве молиме (Ve molime)
  
Ве молиме (Ve molime)
  
Sorry
жал (žal)
  
жал (žal)
  
Bye
Чао (Čao)
  
Чао (Čao)
  
I Love You
Те сакам (Te sakam)
  
Те сакам (Te sakam)
  
Excuse Me
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
  
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
  
Dialect 1
Torlakian
  
Torlakian
  
Where They Speak
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
  
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
  
Dialect 2
Debar
  
Debar
  
Where They Speak
Macedonia
  
Macedonia
  
Dialect 3
Galičnik
  
Galičnik
  
Where They Speak
Macedonia
  
Macedonia
  
How Many People Speak?
2.50 million
  
99+
2.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
2.50 million
  
99+
2.50 million
  
99+
Native Name
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)
  
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)
  
Alternative Names
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic
  
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic
  
French Name
macédonien
  
macédonien
  
German Name
Makedonisch
  
Makedonisch
  
Pronunciation
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]
  
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]
  
Ethnicity
Macedonians
  
Macedonians
  
Origin
2200 BC
  
2200 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Slavic
  
Slavic
  
Branch
Southern
  
Southern
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Macedonian
  
Macedonian
  
Signed Forms
Macedonian Sign Language
  
Macedonian Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mk
  
mk
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mkd
  
mkd
  
ISO 639 2/B
mac
  
mac
  
ISO 639 3
mkd
  
mkd
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mace1250
  
mace1250
  
Linguasphere
53-AAA-ha
  
53-AAA-ha
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
  
Analytic