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Romanian language


Familycolor	Indo-European
Name	Romanian, Daco-Romanian
Nativename	română, limba română
Pronunciation	-roroˈmɨnə
States	By a majority: Romania Republic of Moldova Transnistria (Unrecognised state) Minority speakers in: Albania Bulgaria Croatia Greece Hungary Italy Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Macedonia Russia Serbia Spain Ukraine Migrant speakers in: North and South America Western and Southern Europe United Kingdom Australia Canada US Israel Germany New Zealand
Region	Southeastern, Central and Eastern Europe
Speakers	First language: 24 million Second language: 4 million
Fam2	Italic
Fam3	Romance
Fam4	Eastern Romance
Script	Latin alphabet (Romanian variant)
Nation	Romania Moldova Vojvodina (Serbia) European Union
Minority	Ukraine
Agency	Academia Română
Iso1	ro\|iso2b=rum\|iso2t=ron\|iso3=ron
Lingua	51-AAD-c (varieties: 51-AAD-ca to -ck)
Mapcaption	Blue: region where Romanian is the dominant language. Green: areas with a notable minority of Romanian speakers.
Notice	IPA

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Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română -roˈlimba roˈmɨnəRo-Limba_Română.ogg ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova. It has official status in Romania, Republic of Moldova, the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina in Serbia and in the autonomous Mount Athos in Greece. In the Republic of Moldova, the language is officially called limba moldovenească ("Moldovan").

Romanian speakers are scattered across many other countries, notably Italy, Spain, Ukraine, Bulgaria, the United States, Canada, Israel, Russia, Portugal, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.

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